Editing Gulpen-Wittem

{{Short description|Municipality in Limburg province, Netherlands}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Gulpen-Wittem
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| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = The [[Gulp River]] through Gulpen
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| map_caption             = Location in Limburg
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| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]
| established_title       = Established
| established_date        = 1 January 1999<ref>{{cite web
 |url = http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/methoden/classificaties/overzicht/gemeentelijke-indeling/1999/default.htm
 |title = Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1999
 |trans-title=Municipal divisions on 1 January 1999
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 |website = cbs.nl
 |publisher = [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]]
 |access-date = 17 October 2013}}</ref>
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.gulpen-wittem.nl/internet/college-van-burgemeester-en-wethouders_42461/
 |title = College van Burgemeester en Wethouders
 |trans-title=Board of mayor and aldermen
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente Gulpen-Wittem
 |access-date = 17 October 2013}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            =
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Nicole Ramaekers-Rutjens]]
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| postal_code             = 6270–6289, 6320–6321
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 043
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.gulpen-wittem.nl}}
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'''Gulpen-Wittem''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɣʏlpə(ɱ) ˈʋɪtəm|lang|132 Gulpen-Wittem.ogg}}; {{langx|li|Gullepe-Wittem}} {{IPA|li|ˈɣʏləpə ˈwɪtəm|}}){{fix|text=tone?|date=March 2022}} is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands (in the province of [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]) with {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Gulpen-Wittem}}}} inhabitants as of {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}}.

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, Netherlands|Mechelen]] since 1986, which is now being used as a "nursing hostel".

The municipality is rural, with many 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==
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* Beertsenhoven
* [[Berghem, Limburg|Berghem]] 
* Berghof
* [[Beutenaken]]
* Billinghuizen
* [[Bissen, Netherlands|Bissen]] 
* Bommerig
* Broek
* Cartils
* Crapoel
* Dal
* De Hut
* Diependal
* Dijk
* Elkenrade
* Elzet
* [[Epen]] 
* Eperheide
* Etenaken
* Euverem 
* [[Eys]] 
* [[Eyserheide]]
* Gracht
* [[Gulpen]] 
* Heijenrath
* [[Helle, Gulpen-Wittem|Helle]] 
* Hilleshagen
* Höfke
* Hurpesch
* [[Ingber]] 
* Kapolder
* Kleeberg
* Kosberg
* Kuttingen
* Landsrade
* [[Mechelen, Netherlands|Mechelen]] 
* Mingersberg
* Nijswiller
* Overeys
* Overgeul
* Partij
* Pesaken
* Piepert
* Plaat
* [[Reijmerstok]] 
* [[Schilberg]] 
* Schweiberg
* Sinselbeek
* [[Slenaken]] 
* Stokhem
* Terlinden
* Terpoorten
* Terziet
* Trintelen
* [[Wahlwiller]] 
* Waterop
* [[Wijlre]] 
* [[Wittem]]
}}

===Topography===
[[File:Gem-Gulpen-Wittem-OpenTopo.jpg|475px]]

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

==Economy==
Apart from beer brewing ("[[Gulpener Brewery|Gulpener]]" (at Gulpen) and "[[Brand Brewery|Brand]]" (at Wijlre)), vinegar production ("Gulpener") and agriculture, tourism is essential aspect of economical activity in this municipality. Especially Slenaken is a distinct tourist site.

== Notable people ==
[[File:AntoonCoolen1959.jpg|140px|thumb|Antoon Coolen, 1959]]
* [[Jan Gerard Kemmerling]] (1776 in Gulpen – 1818) Mayor of [[Heerlen]] and [[Nieuwenhagen]]
* [[Adolphe Engers]] (1884 in Gulpen – 1945) a Dutch writer and stage and film actor<ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0257365/  IMDb Database] retrieved 20 October 2019 </ref>
* [[Martinus Cobbenhagen]] (1893 in Gulpen - 1954) a Dutch Roman Catholic priest, economist and academic
* [[Antoon Coolen]] (1897 in Wijlre - 1961) a Dutch writer of novels
* [[René van der Linden]] (born 1943 in Eys) a retired Dutch politician, diplomat and economist
* [[Sjef Hensgens]] (born 1948 in Wijlre) a retired Dutch middle-distance runner, competed at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Henk Savelberg]] (born 1953 in Mechelen) a Dutch head chef
* [[Ralf Vandebergh]] (born 1976 in Nijswiller) a Dutch astronomer and professional photographer

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Gulp-Slenaken.jpg|The river Gulp near Slenaken
File:Hill landscape Slenaken 2.jpg|Hilly landscape near Slenaken
File:Strolling along the countryside - panoramio.jpg|Countryside panorama
File:De ontmoeting-Kunstroute Gulpen.jpg|Kunstroute Gulpen
File:Epen, dorpspanorama vanaf Camerig IMG 2439 2022-06-12 12.56.jpg|Epen, panorama of the village from Camerig
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.gulpen-wittem.nl Official website]

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{{Geographic location<!--- abbreviations per [[ISO 3166-2:BE]], [[ISO 3166-2:NL]] and [[ISO 3166-2:DE]] --->
|Centre    = Gulpen-Wittem
|North     = [[Voerendaal]]
|Northeast = [[Simpelveld]]
|East      = [[Aachen]]&nbsp;([[Germany|DE]]-[[North Rhine-Westphalia|NW]])<br>[[Vaals]]
|Southeast = [[Plombières]]&nbsp;([[Belgium|BE]]-[[Liège Province|WLG]])
|South     = 
|Southwest = [[Voeren]]&nbsp;([[Belgium|BE]]-[[Limburg (Belgium)|VLI]])
|West      = [[Eijsden-Margraten]]
|Northwest = [[Valkenburg aan de Geul]]
}}
{{Dutch municipality Gulpen-Witten}}
{{Limburg Province (Netherlands)}}
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[[Category:Gulpen-Wittem| ]]
[[Category:South Limburg (Netherlands)]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1999]]