Epen

Epen

Ieëpe
Epen Ieëpe
Village
	Wingber mill, Epen
	Epen Location in the Netherlands Epen Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
	Coordinates: 50°47′N 5°55′E / 50.783°N 5.917°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Gulpen-Wittem
Area
• Total	7.42 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,025
• Density	138/km2 (358/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6285
Dialing code	043
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Epen (Dutch: [ˈeːpə(n)]; Limburgish: Ieëpe [ˈiəpə]) is a village in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, and lies about 15 km southwest of Kerkrade. Epen is known for its timber framed houses and is part of the sightseeing tour the Mergellandroute.

The village was first mentioned in 1041 as "in villis ... Apine", and probably means "settlement near a river".^[3] Epen developed in the Early Middle Ages.^[4]

The Catholic St Paul Conversion Church is a single aisled church with a semi built-in tower with needle spire. The church was built between 1841 and 1842 and the tower was added between 1847 and 1848.^[4]

Epen was home to 443 people in 1840. After World War II, it started to develop as a tourist area.^[5]

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Inn De Smidse
Het Patronaat
St Paul Conversion Church
Hotel in Epen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6285AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "Epen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Epen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "Epen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.

External links

Epen travel guide from Wikivoyage

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[stat-1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 6285AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[3] "Epen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[monument-4] Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Epen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[plaats-5] "Epen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.

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v t e Populated places in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem
Villages	Epen Eys Gulpen Mechelen Nijswiller Partij-Wittem [nl] Reijmerstok Slenaken Wahlwiller Wijlre Wittem
Hamlets	Berghem Beutenaken Bissen Eyserheide Helle
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Epen Ieëpe
Village
Wingber mill, Epen
Epen Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Epen Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°47′N 5°55′E / 50.783°N 5.917°E / 50.783; 5.917
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Gulpen-Wittem
Area ^[1]
• Total	7.42 km² (2.86 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	130 m (430 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	1,025
• Density	138/km² (358/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6285^[1]
Dialing code	043