Vijlen

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Vijlen is a village in the South-East part of the Dutch province of Limburg. The village is constituted of a number of hamlets, among which Mamelis, Camerig, Harles and Cottessen. Including these hamlets, Vijlen has around 1,500 inhabitants and is part of the municipality of Vaals. Located at 200 meters above Normaal Amsterdams Peil, on top of the Vijlenerberg, it is the highest situated town in the Netherlands. The neo-gothic and Catholic St. Martinus church, which is located in the center of the village, is known as the highest located church in the country. ()

Alternative names: Population: 1.3 thous.Coordinates: 50°47'18"N, 5°57'47"E

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Vijlen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mosaqua Tropical Pool, James the Greater Church, St. Pauluskerk, Op de Vrouweheide.

3.5 miNW
50°48'35"N • 5°53'25"E
Mosaqua Tropical Pool, Gulpen
90 min walk • Watersports, Swimming pool, Theme park
2.8 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
James the Greater Church, Simpelveld
72 min walk • The James the Greater Church is a Roman Catholic church, located on the Pastoor Neujeanstraat 6 in Bocholtz, Netherlands. First mentioned in the 14th century, the current church was built in 1869 by Pierre Cuypers.
2.9 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Pauluskerk, Vaals
74 min walk • The Saint Paul's Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Vaals, Netherlands. The neogothic cross shaped church was built in 1891-1893 by Johannes Kayser, replacing an earlier Saint Paul's Church nearby.
3.9 miN
Windmill
Op de Vrouweheide, Heerlen
101 min walk • Op de Vrouweheide is a windmill located on the Vrouwenheide just south of Ubachsberg, Voerendaal, in the Dutch province of Limburg. Build in 1858 as a tower mill, on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as a gristmill. The mill is a national monument since 17 January 1967.
1 miNE
Monastery
St. Benedictusberg Abbey, Lemiers
26 min walk • St. Benedictusberg Abbey, also Mamelis Abbey, is a Benedictine monastery established in 1922 in Mamelis, a hamlet which administratively falls within Vaals, Netherlands. It is a rijksmonument.
3 miW
50°47'31"N • 5°53'39"E
De Zuid Limburgse Golf & Country Club, Partij-Wittem
77 min walk • Golf, Nightlife, Bars and clubs
3.3 miN
Church
Saint Remigius Church, Simpelveld
84 min walk • The Saint Remigius Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Simpelveld, The Netherlands. It is a neoroman cross shaped church with three naves, a tower with a waisted top, and a round apse. It is completely made up out of Kunradersteen, a local variant of chalk.
2.3 miSW
Historical place, Watermill
Volmolen, Epen
59 min walk • De Volmolen is a middle-stage water mill in the hamlet of Plaat south of the village of Epen, municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, and is located on a tributary of the Geul River that branches off from the left bank about 220 m upstream.
2.8 miN
Watermill
Bulkemsmolen, Simpelveld
72 min walk • The Bulkemsmolen is a former watermill located on the Bulkemstraat 43 in Bulkemsbroek, Simpelveld, Netherlands. Build in 1753 along the Eyserbeek river, the watermill functioned as gristmill until 1978. Currently it functions as housing for a local farm. The mill is a national monument since 1967.
3.2 miN
Watermill
Oude Molen, Simpelveld
81 min walk • The Oude Molen or Molen van Houben is a watermill located on the Oude Molenweg 6 in Simpelveld, Netherlands. Build in 1774 along the Eyserbeek river, the watermill functioned as gristmill until the 1960s. During this time it was restored several times.
3.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Vrouwenheide, Partij-Wittem
101 min walk • The Vrouwenheide is a hill in the Netherlands and former heath land, just south of Ubachsberg in the municipality of Voerendaal. With a height of 218 metres above NAP it is one of the highest points in the European part of the Netherlands.