Country Netherlands Local time Tuesday 3:59 AM Province Limburg Municipality Valkenburg aan de Geul | Major roads geen Population 130 (1 Jan 2005) Area code 043 Dialling code 43 | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Oud-Valkenburg (English: Old-Falkenburg) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, and has about 130 inhabitants.
Map of Oud-Valkenburg, Netherlands
Oud-Valkenburg was a separate municipality until 1940, when it was merged with Valkenburg. The municipality included the villages Sibbe and IJzeren.
Although small, Oud-Valkenburg counts several monuments, among which are two medieval castles: Genhoes and Schaloen. Noteworthy is also the Roman Catholic church of Saint John the Baptist (medieval nave; choir and baroque altar inside by Johann Joseph Couven).
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Oud-Valkenburg Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA