Slenaken
Encyclopedia
Slenaken is a village in the Dutch
province of Limburg
. It is located in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem
, and is one of the southernmost villages of the Netherlands.
Slenaken was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Wittem
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
. It is located in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem
Gulpen-Wittem
Gulpen-Wittem is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands with 14.677 inhabitants as of 2008.Gulpen-Wittem came into being after the merger of the municipalities Gulpen and Wittem. This took place after a request of both municipalities. At the time of the merger, both municipalities had...
, and is one of the southernmost villages of the Netherlands.
Slenaken was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Wittem
Wittem
Wittem is a small village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.Wittem was a separate municipality until 1999, when it merged with Gulpen.-External links: Map of the former municipality, around 1868....
.