Editing Haelen (section)

== History ==
The village was first mentioned in 1224 as "Gregorio (de) Haele", and means "bend of the highland".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/haelen |title=Haelen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Haelen developed along the Haelense Beek. It used to belong to the [[County of Horne]], and later became part of the [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]]. In 1679, it became an independent ''[[heerlijkheid]]''.<ref name="monument">{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu08_01/sten009monu08_01_0058.php |title=Haelen |author=Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert| year=2003 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9623 6  |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

Aldengoor Castle was first mentioned in 1212. One tower from 15th century remains, the other three towers were destroyed during a siege in 1598 by the [[Dutch Republic]]. During the 17th and 18th century, it was enlarged with two wings. In 1903, it was used as a monastery. In 1977, a museum was housed in the castle, and it has become private property since 1996. In 2006, a bed and breakfast opened in the castle.<ref name="monument"/><ref name="plaats"/>

The Catholic St Lambertus Church is a three aisled church built between 1953 and 1955 to replace the church which was destroyed in 1944.<ref name="monument"/>

Haelen was home to 374 people in 1840. Until it became a part of [[Leudal]] on 1 January 2007 Haelen was a separate municipality, and included the villages of [[Buggenum]], [[Horn (Netherlands)|Horn]], and [[Nunhem]].<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/haelen |title=Haelen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>