Walem, Netherlands Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6342AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 26 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 26 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Walem - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 26 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Walem . Plaatsengids . 26 April 2022 . nl.