Bemelen
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Bemelen (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, and lies about 5 km east of Maastricht.
The village was first mentioned in 1096 as Bemele. The etymology is unknown.[1] Bemelen is a village on the eastern flank of the Maas valley along the Roman road from Maastricht to Aachen. Until 1794, it was a heerlijkheid of the Template:Ill in Maastricht.[2]
The Catholic St Laurentius Church is a single aisled church. The tower has 12th century elements. The church was replaced in 1845 by a neoclassical building.[2]
Bemelen was home to 138 people in 1840.[3] Until 1982, Bemelen was a separate municipality, after which it became part of the municipality Margraten, which fused with municipality Eijsden in 2011 to form Eijsden-Margraten.[3]
Gallery
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Marl of the Bemelerberg (Bemelen mountain) showing
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Monumental building at Bemelen-Gasthuis
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Church and water well
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House in Bemelen
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References
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