Bemelen
Bieëmele | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg) Former monastery Europahuis | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bemelen Location in the Netherlands  Bemelen Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′50″N 5°45′50″E / 50.84722°N 5.76389°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg (Netherlands) |
| Municipality | Eijsden-Margraten |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 350 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6268[1] |
| Dialing code | 043 |
Bemelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːmələ(n)]; Limburgish: Bieëmele [ˈbiəmələ]) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, and lies about 5 km east of Maastricht.
The village was first mentioned in 1096 as Bemele. The etymology is unknown.[3] Bemelen is a village on the eastern flank of the Maas along the Roman road from Maastricht to Aachen. Until 1794, it was a heerlijkheid of the Chapter of Our Lady in Maastricht.[4]
The Catholic St Laurentius Church is a single aisled church. The tower has 12th century elements. The church was replaced in 1845 by a neoclassical building.[4]
Bemelen was home to 138 people in 1840.[5] Until 1982, Bemelen was a separate municipality, after which it became part of the municipality Margraten, which fused with municipality Eijsden in 2011 to form Eijsden-Margraten.[5]
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6268NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Bemelen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ a b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Bemelen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Bemelen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.