Haelen

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

Haelen Hale
Village
Aldeghoor castle
51°14′N 5°57′E / 51.233°N 5.950°E / 51.233; 5.950
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Leudal
Area ^[1]
• Total	11.31 km² (4.37 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	28 m (92 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	4,395
• Density	390/km² (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6080-6081^[1]
Dialing code	0475
Major roads	N273, N279

Haelen (Dutch: [ˈɦaːlə(n)] ^ⓘ; Limburgish: Hale) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1224 as "Gregorio (de) Haele", and means "bend of the highland".^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[4]^[5]

The Catholic St Lambertus Church is a three aisled church built between 1953 and 1955 to replace the church which was destroyed in 1944.^[4]

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, and Nunhem.^[5]

Gallery

St Lambertus Church
House in Haelen
Groot Buggenum
Farm in Haelen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6081AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ "Haelen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Haelen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Haelen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.