Walem | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Limburg |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Valkenburg aan de Geul |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 115 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.86 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 160 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 6342 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 043 |
Coordinates: | 50.8686°N 5.8686°W |
Walem is a hamlet with about 200 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is largely in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, but a small part lies in Voerendaal.
It was first mentioned in 1360 as Walheym, and means "settlement of the Walloons".[3]
Walem has place name signs. It was home to 167 people in 1840.[4]