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Haelen

Field	Value
name	Haelen
native_name	li
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	File:Aldeghoor.JPG
image_caption	Aldeghoor castle
pushpin_map	Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Limburg
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Leudal
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	28
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	11.31
population_footnotes
population_total	4,395
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	6080-6081
area_code_type	Dialing code
area_code	0475
blank_name_sec1	Transport
blank1_name_sec1	Major roads
blank1_info_sec1	N273, N279
coordinates

Haelen (; ) 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". 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.

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.

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

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.

Gallery

File:Haelen-Sint-Lambertuskerk (1).jpg|St Lambertus Church File:Haelen - Kasteellaan 14 Het Vogelhuys.jpg|House in Haelen File:GROOT BUGGENUM-002.JPG|Groot Buggenum File:Waremberg zijde.JPG|Farm in Haelen

References

"Postcodetool for 6081AA". Het Waterschapshuis.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
"Haelen - (geografische naam)".
Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert. (2003). "Haelen". Waanders.
"Haelen".

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