Houthem is a town in the Dutch

Netherlands

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 province of Limburg

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. It is a part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul

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, and lies about 8 km east of Maastricht

Maastricht

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Houthem was a separate municipality until 1940, when it was merged with Valkenburg.

In 2001, Houthem had 1026 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.38 km², and contained 401 residences.

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Map of the former municipality, around 1868.