Gulpen-Wittem

Gulpen-Wittem Gullepe-Wittem
Municipality
The Gulp River through Gulpen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°49′N 5°53′E / 50.817°N 5.883°ECoordinates: 50°49′N 5°53′E / 50.817°N 5.883°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Established	1 January 1999[1]
Government[2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Bas van den Tillaar (CDA)
Area[3]
• Total	73.35 km^2 (28.32 sq mi)
• Land	73.16 km^2 (28.25 sq mi)
• Water	0.19 km^2 (0.07 sq mi)
Elevation[4]	95 m (312 ft)
Population (May 2014)[5]
• Total	14,431
• Density	197/km^2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	6270–6289, 6320–6321
Area code	043
Website	www.gulpen-wittem.nl

Gulpen-Wittem ( pronunciation ) (Limburgish: Gullepe-Wittem) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands (in the province of Limburg) with 14,431 inhabitants as of 2014.

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. The former town hall of Wittem was situated in a manor house in Mechelen since 1986, which is now being used as a "nursing hostel".

The municipality is very rural, with a lot of castles, half-timbered houses and old monumental farms. Yearly, Gulpen-Wittem attracts many tourists from the entire country because of its relatively sloping landscape, especially during the summer.

Population centres

Beertsenhoven Berghem Berghof Beutenaken Billinghuizen Bissen Bommerig Broek Cartils Crapoel Dal De Hut

Diependal Dijk Elkenrade Elzet Epen Eperheide Etenaken Euverem Eys Eyserheide Gracht Gulpen

Heijenrath Helle Hilleshagen Höfke Hurpesch Ingber Kapolder Kleeberg Kosberg Kuttingen Landsrade Mechelen

Mingersberg Nijswiller Overeys Overgeul Partij Pesaken Piepert Plaat Reijmerstok Schilberg Schweiberg Sinselbeek

Slenaken Stokhem Terlinden Terpoorten Terziet Trintelen Wahlwiller Waterop Wijlre Wittem

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, June 2015

Economy

Apart from beer brewing ("Gulpener" (at Gulpen) and "Brand" (at Wijlre)), vinager production ("Gulpener") and agriculture, tourism is essential aspect of economical activity in this municipality. Especcially Slenaken is a distinct tourist site.

Gallery

The river Gulp near Slenaken

Hilly landscape near Slenaken

References

1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1999" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1999]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
2. "College van Burgemeester en Wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Gulpen-Wittem. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
4. "Postcodetool for 6271BG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Media related to Gulpen-Wittem at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website