Geleen
City
The Krawinkel neighbourhood
The Krawinkel neighbourhood
Flag of Geleen
Flag
Coat of arms of Geleen
Coat of arms
Geleen is located in Netherlands
Geleen
Geleen
Location in the Netherlands
Geleen is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Geleen
Geleen
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°58′N 5°50′E / 50.967°N 5.833°E / 50.967; 5.833
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalitySittard-Geleen
Area
[1]
 • Total19.64 km2 (7.58 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total31,245
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6160-6167[1]
Dialing code046
Major roadsA76, A2, N276, N294

Geleen (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣəˈleːn]; Limburgish: Gelaen [ɣəˈlɛːn]) is a city in the southern part of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. With 31,670 inhabitants in 2020, it is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. Geleen is situated along the river Geleenbeek, a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Latin name for Geleenbeek is Glana, meaning "clear river". The town centre is situated at about 60 m above sea level.

History

Until the end of the 19th century, Geleen was a very small village. Its population was 2,545 in 1899.[3] The remains of one of the oldest prehistoric farms in the Netherlands were found here. In the 20th century the exploitation of coal mines in this area (the state-owned coal mine "Maurits", the biggest in Europe, was located in Geleen) brought a fast population increase. During the 1960s and 1970s the Dutch coal mines, which were all located in this part of the province, were closed. The state mining company DSM (privatised in 1989) remained active in Geleen, however, now purely as a chemicals producer. In July 2002, part of DSM's petrochemicals business, located on the manufacturing locations in Geleen and Gelsenkirchen (Germany) were acquired by SABIC Europe.

Sports and events

Places of interest

Sint-Janskluis from 1699

Transportation

Topographic map of Geleen, March 2014

Geleen is served by two railway stations: Geleen-Lutterade, on the line Sittard-Maastricht, and Geleen Oost, on the line Sittard-Heerlen.

Geleen is also served by two motorways: A2 Amsterdam-Maastricht, exit Urmond, and A76 Antwerp-Aachen, exit Geleen.

Notable people

Gallery

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6061AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Volkstelling 1899: Limburg" (XLS).
  4. ^ Gammon, John (17 June 2011). "Six In A Row For Pinkpop". London, U.K.: Pollstar. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Pinkpop is langstlopende popfestival ter wereld" [Pinkpop is longest running pop festival in the world]. geschiedenis.vpro.nl/ (in Dutch). VPRO independent Dutch public broadcaster. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "About Luise Löwenfels". Joods Monument. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

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