Houthem, Netherlands
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Houthem | |
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Coordinates: 50°52′21″N 5°47′40″E / 50.87250°N 5.79444°EInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Municipality | Valkenburg aan de Geul |
Population (1 January 2006) | 1,560 |
Major roads | A79 |
Houthem (50°52′N 5°48′E / 50.867°N 5.800°E) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, and lies about 8 km east of Maastricht.
Houthem was a separate municipality until 1940, when it was merged with Valkenburg.[1]
In 2001, Houthem had 1026 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.38 km², and contained 401 residences.[2]
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
External links
- Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality, around 1868.