Gulpen-Wittem

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Gulpen-Wittem


mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Limburg
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 73.37
area_land_km2 = 73.18
area_water_km2 = 0.19
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 14847
population_density_km2 = 203
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2

Gulpen-Wittem (Pronunciation|132 Gulpen-Wittem.ogg)is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands(in the province of Limburg) with 14.677 inhabitants as of 2008.

Gulpen-Wittem came into being after the merger of the municipalities Gulpen and Wittem. This took place after a request of both municipalities. At the time of the merger, both municipalities had about 8000 inhabitants, although Wittem was bigger than Gulpen. The town hall was situated in Gulpen, and has kept its function as town hall in the new municipality. The former town hall of Wittem was situated in a manor house in Mechelen since 1986, which is now being used as a "nursing hostel".

The municipality is very rural, with a lot of castles, half-timbered houses and old monumental farms. Yearly, Gulpen-Wittem attracts many tourists from the entire country because of its relatively sloping landscape, especially during the summer.

Population centres

Beertsenhoven, Berghem, Berghof, Beutenaken, Billinghuizen, Bissen, Bommerig, Broek, Cartils, Crapoel, Dal, De Hut, Diependal, Dijk, Elkenrade, Elzet, Epen, Eperheide, Etenaken, Euverem, Eys, Eyserheide, Gracht, Gulpen, Heijenrath, Helle, Hilleshagen, Höfke, Hurpesch, Ingber, Kapolder, Kleeberg, Kosberg, Kuttingen, Landsrade, Mechelen, Mingersberg, Nijswiller, Overeys, Overgeul, Partij, Pesaken, Piepert, Plaat, Reijmerstok, Schilberg, Schweiberg, Sinselbeek, Slenaken, Stokhem, Terlinden, Terpoorten, Terziet, Trintelen, Wahlwiller, Waterop, Wijlre, Wittem.

Slenaken

Slenaken was founded in 1850.

Wijlre

The Brand Brewery is in Wijlre.

External links

* [http://www.gulpen-wittem.nl Official Website]