Gulpen-Wittem
Gullepe-Wittem | |
|---|---|
 The Gulp River through Gulpen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Limburg | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′N 5°53′E / 50.817°N 5.883°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Established | 1 January 1999[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Nicole Ramaekers-Rutjens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.36 km2 (28.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 73.18 km2 (28.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.18 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[5] | |
| • Total | 14,206 |
| • Density | 194/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6270–6289, 6320–6321 |
| Area code | 043 |
| Website | www |
Gulpen-Wittem (Dutch: [ˈɣʏlpə(ɱ) ˈʋɪtəm] ; Limburgish: Gullepe-Wittem [ˈɣʏləpə ˈwɪtəm])[tone?] is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands (in the province of Limburg) with 14,206 inhabitants as of 2021.
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 rural, with many 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.
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1999" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1999]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "College van Burgemeester en Wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Gulpen-Wittem. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6271BG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.