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Munstergeleen
Sign in to saveMunstergeleen (; ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, and it lies in the Western Mine Region (Westelijke Mijnstreek in Dutch).
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- Locality
- Munstergeleen
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 4,580
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Munstergeleen
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Munstergeleen, Sint Pancratiuskerk foto1 2011-09-27 17.23.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- St Pancratius Church
- 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
- Sittard-Geleen
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 58
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 4.65
- Settlement.population_total
- 4,610
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Churches
- Environment
- Economy
- Statistics
- Community activities
- The arts
- Scouting
- Special Interest Groups
- Sports
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- Born in Munstergeleen
- Famous inhabitants
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- External links
Munstergeleen (; ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, and it lies in the Western Mine Region (Westelijke Mijnstreek in Dutch).
==History== No one knows exactly how Munstergeleen was named. However, it is near the city of Geleen and the Dutch word munster can refer to a monastery. In the second half of the 12th century Munstergeleen was home to a Roman Catholic institution (called a proosdij in Dutch) that was commonly associated with a monastery. Evidence for Munstergeleen's early existence is provided by an explicit mention of Munstergeleen in the records of Cloister of St. Gerlach, in Houthem, Netherlands, in the year 1202. The context of the records makes it clear that Munstergeleen had already existed for some time by the beginning of the 13th century.
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