Slenaken
in Gulpen-Wittem of Limburg, Netherlands
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Maastricht Aachen Airport (11 mi) -
Aachen-Merzbrück Airport (15 mi) - Geilenkirchen Airport (15 mi)
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Liège Airport (20 mi) - Hasselt Airport (25 mi)
- Norvenich Airport (35 mi)
- Mönchengladbach Airport (42 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (52 mi)
- Düsseldorf International Airport (53 mi)
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Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (80 mi)
- Aachen Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Cologne Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Golf Club Mergelhof (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Golf & Country Club Henri-Chapelle (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Golf Blue Green Durbuy (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Golf Du Haras (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Pro1Golf Golf Liege (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Spiegelven Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- International Gomz (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Royal Golf Club Sart Tilman (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Royal Golf Club des Fagnes (Golf course, 18 mi)
- De Valkenier (amusement park, (7 mi)
- GaiaZoo (zoo, (11 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.769 and 5.861 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 46' 9" and E 5° 51' 39"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:45 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:14 am and 8:53 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Netherlands.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Netherlands. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Delve into Slenaken
Slenaken in Gulpen-Wittem (Limburg) with it's 380 habitants is located in Netherlands about 118 mi (or 191 km) south of Amsterdam, the country's capital town.
Current time in Slenaken is now 06:45 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports close to Slenaken, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Maastricht Aachen Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Aachen Cathedral in Germany at a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km). The closest in Netherlands is Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) in a distance of 96 mi (or 16 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 2 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Maastricht, Aachen, Gangelt, Selfkant and UEbach-Palenberg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 65% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (11 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
16°C (60 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Romantik Parkhotel Het Gulpdal
Klein Zwitserland
Best Western Hotel Slenaken
Landgoed Altembrouck
Kasteel Wittem
Saillant Hotel Gulpenerland
Creusen
Slenaker Vallei
Groot Welsden
Hotel Brull
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Hoogcruts
Wandeling Hoogcruts via Slenaken, Heijenrath, Beutenaken.
De Helenahoeve Slenaken: ambachtelijk ijs en homemade ijshoorntjes
Het ambachtelijk maken van ijshoorntjes bij de Helenahoeve in Slenaken - Zuid-Limburg. Copenhagen cones home made.
Oranje bij Best Western Slenaken
De Oranje Partytent staat klaar voor een feest in Slenaken.
Amstel Gold Race Slenaken Loorberg 2013
BMW C1 Club Meeting 2012 in Nederland
22 days 6.000 klm BMW C1 Wiliams 125cc 30 May 2012 Patra Greece -- Ancona Italy With Boat 31 May 2012 Padova Italy 1 June 2012 Insburg Austria 2 ...
Amstel Gold Race 2014
Doorgang Slenaken van de Amstel gold race 2014.
Na de 3-0 van Nederland tegen Italie, EK 2008
Na de 3-0 van Nederland tegen Italie, in de groepswedstrijd op het EK 2008, bij Eetcafé Boonaparte in Slenaken. Dit filmpje in normale afspeelsnelheid: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=tedGFvhIMPw.
Gemeentegrot Kerstmarkt Valkenburg
Kerstmarkt in de grotten van Valkenburg.
Endurance Event Zuid-Limburg
Paardenwedstrijd achter mijn tuin. Doorgang Gulp (beek) in Waterop. (wit huisje is te huur)
Paramotor Vliegen in Heijenrath zuid-limburg
Relaxed Paramotor Vliegen in Heijenrath zuid-limburg.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Gulpen-Wittem
Gulpen-Wittem 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.
Berghem, Limburg
Berghem is a small hamlet in the Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. It is located about 1 km south of the town of Gulpen, in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem. In the 19th century, the hamlet had about 100 inhabitants; nowadays, it is not much larger.
Slenaken
Slenaken is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, and is one of the southernmost villages of the Netherlands. Slenaken was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Wittem.
Voer
The Voer is a small river in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is a right-bank tributary to the river Meuse. It has three (creek-) tributaries of its own: the Veurs, the Noor and the Beek. The source of the Voer is near the village of Sint-Pieters-Voeren in the Belgian province of Limburg. The river crosses the Belgian-Dutch border between 's-Gravenvoeren and Mesch, and flows into the river Meuse at Eijsden. The Voer's total length is about 12 kilometres .
Bissen, Netherlands
Bissen is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, about 2 km southwest of the village of Mechelen. In 2003, the population of Bissen was 25.
Reijmerstok
Reijmerstok is a village in the municipality Gulpen-Wittem in the Dutch province of Limburg. It lies southwest of Gulpen and counts about 600 inhabitants. In the village several half timbered houses can be found. There also is a viaduct, which was part of the tramline between the Dutch city of Maastricht and the German city of Aachen that was in use from 1925 until 1938. Near Reijmerstok hops are grown for the Gulpener Brewery.
Gulp River
Gulp River is a small river in the north eastern part of Belgium and the south-eastern part of The Netherlands. It's an about 22 kilometres long, and fast streaming. It is a strongly meandering side stream of the Geul river. From its source in Henri-Chapelle, a village of the Welkenraedt municipality in the Belgian province of Liège it runs in a northwestern direction across the Dutch border, after which it flows into the Geul.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Slenaken.
- Maastricht
- Aachen
- Gangelt
- Selfkant
- UEbach-Palenberg
- Waldfeucht
- Roetgen
- Heinsberg
- Aldenhoven
- Simmerath
- Langerwehe
- Inden
- Hurtgenwald
- Niederkruchten
- Bruggen
- Schwalmtal
- Titz
- Niederzier
- Kreuzau
- Dueren
- Hellenthal
- Winterspelt
- Mutzenich
- Winterscheid
- Troisvierges
- Merzenich
- Weiswampach
- Grosslangenfeld
- Heeze
- Oberlascheid
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Slenken
