Klimmen

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

Klimmen

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Klimmen

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Klimmen

Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands

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Coordinates: 50°52′35″N 5°52′55″E﻿ / ﻿50.87639°N 5.88194°E﻿ / 50.87639; 5.88194
Country| Netherlands
Province| Limburg
Municipality| Voerendaal
Area

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• Total| 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 134 m (440 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total| 1,735
• Density| 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

6343[1]

Dialing code| 045
Major roads| A79 and A76

Klimmen (Limburgish: Klumme) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Voerendaal, about 7 km west of Heerlen.

## History

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The village was first mentioned in the middle of the 11th century as "de Clumena". The etymology is unclear.[3] Klimmen developed in the Early Middle Ages.[4]

The St Remigius Church is a three aisled basilica-like church. It has 11th or 12th century elements. In the 14th century, the tower was added. The church was redesigned between 1904 and 1906 by Pierre and Joseph Cuypers.[4]

Klimmen was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Voerendaal.[5]

## Transportation

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The Klimmen-Ransdaal railway station opened in 1915 on the Heerlen to Schin op Geul railway line.[6]

## Gallery

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* St Remigius Church

* Farm in Klimmen

* Former town hall

* Villa in Klimmen

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6343AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
3. ^ "Klimmen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022. "968 reference is a forgery"
4. ^ a b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Klimmen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
5. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
6. ^ "station Klimmen- Ransdaal". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.

## External links

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