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Country
  
Netherlands

Established
  
1 January 1999

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
73.37 km²

Province
  
Elevation
  
95 m (312 ft)

Postcode
  
6270–6289, 6320–6321

Local time
  
Saturday 9:54 PM

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 64% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Schloss Neuburg, Station Wijlre (ZLSM), Senserbach, Kasteel Wijlre, Landbouwmuseum

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.

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Map of Gulpen-Wittem, Netherlands

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.

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. Especially Slenaken is a distinct tourist site.

References

Gulpen-Wittem Wikipedia


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