Simpelveld

Simpelveld (; ) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit Parkstad Limburg.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Simpelveld
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: ZumpelveldUvverziech.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Skyline of Simpelveld
Settlement.image_flag: Simpelveld vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Simpelveld wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0965 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Simpelveld in a municipal map of Limburg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Limburg
Settlement.subdivision_type

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Simpelveld (; ) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit Parkstad Limburg.

Simpelveld is part of the Mergelland, named after the presence of chalk (mergel), hill country popular with tourists. The Mergellandroute passes through the town.