Klimmen

Klimmen (Limburgish: Klumme) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Voerendaal, about 7 km west of Heerlen.

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Place details

Locality: Termaar
Region: Limburg
Country: Nederland
Population: 1,780
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Settlement.name: Klimmen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Image:Klimmen.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Klimmen vlag 1977.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Klimmen wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limburg
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Voerendaal
Settlement.elevation_m: 134
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.80
Settlement.population_total: 1,735

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Image: Klimmen-Kerk (11).jpg

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Commons category: Klimmen
postal code: 6343
P8168: Krzysztof Warzycha

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Klimmen (Limburgish: Klumme) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Voerendaal, about 7 km west of Heerlen.

== History == The village was first mentioned in the middle of the 11th century as "de Clumena". The etymology is unclear. Klimmen developed in the Early Middle Ages.