Walem
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Hamlet
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Street view
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  Walem Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Walem Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′7″N 5°52′7″E / 50.86861°N 5.86861°E / 50.86861; 5.86861 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Valkenburg aan de Geul |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population
(2021)[1]
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| • Total | 160 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
6342[1]
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| Dialing code | 043 |
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]
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