Geleen
Geleen is a city in the southern part of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.
Geleen is a city in the southern part of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. With 31,670 inhabitants in 2020, it is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. Geleen is situated along the river Geleenbeek, a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Latin name for Geleenbeek is Glana, meaning "clear river". The town centre is situated at about 60 m above sea level.
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Worth seeing in and around Geleen
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Fortuna Sittard Stadion
The Fortuna Sittard Stadion is a 12,000-capacity multi-use stadium on the Milaanstraat, Sittard, Netherlands. Currently used mostly for football matches, it is the home stadium of Fortuna Sittard.
2.9 km · football stadium in Sittard, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 02Kasteel Hoensbroek
Hoensbroek Castle or Gebrook Castle is one of the largest castles in the Netherlands. It is situated in Hoensbroek, a town in the province of Limburg.
8.1 km · castle in Hoensbroek, a district of the Dutch town of Heerlen. · Wikipedia - 03Juliana Canal
The Juliana Canal, named after Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, is a 36 km long canal in the southern Netherlands, providing a bypass of an unnavigable section of the river Meuse between Maastricht and Maasbracht. It is an important transport connection between the ports of the Rhine delta and the industrial areas of southern Limburg and southern Belgium.
6.3 km · 36 km long canal in the southern Netherlands · Wikipedia - 04De Baandert
De Baandert was a multi-use stadium in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. Opened in 1964 it was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of Fortuna Sittard.
5.4 km · stadium in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 05Jansgeleen Castle
Jansgeleen Castle, now erroneously called Sint-Jansgeleen or Sint Jansgeleen, was a medieval castle in the little village of Spaubeek, in the Dutch province of Limburg. Spaubeek is located in the municipality of Beek, about 3 km south of the town of Geleen.
2.2 km · castle in Spaubeek, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 06Tuddern safari park
Tüddern safari park was a zoo and Germany's first safari park located in Selfkant. The Zoo was founded in 1968, and covered 70 hectares while in reality only 35 hectares were developed.
7.7 km · zoo in Heinsberg, Germany · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
A few historic sights in and around Geleen are worth listing. Jansgeleen Castle, St. Jansgeleen 2, Spaubeek. Although in fact located in the village of Spaubeek, this castle is just 3 km from Geleen and therefore easy to include in your sightseeing efforts. In the 16th century, it was the first seat of the former County of Geleen.
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Things to do
Foroxity Filmarena, Rijksweg Noord 330,. Foroxity is one of the largest cinemas in the province and has the usual (mostly Hollywood) productions on show. Geleander Kirmes. There's a fairly large annual town fair in late spring. It hosts dozens of large and small attractions and draws visitors from the wide region. Rides on larger attractions cost €2 while children's attractions are usually €1.
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Where to eat
Most restaurants are to be found at the Rijksweg. The city center offers several places for quick bites, with a number of good places around the market square. Danas, Rijksweg Centrum 4,. All kinds of Mexican and Tex-mex food. Restaurant Lalique, Rijksweg Centrum 24,. French cuisine 't Kleine Verschil, Peschstraat 50,. A small restaurant in the old town, serving local dishes.
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Getting to Geleen
- Airports
- Maastricht Aachen (MST), 8 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 63 km · Weeze (Niederrhein) (NRN), 74 km
- Stations
- Maastricht Aachen Airport, 7.5 km · Sittard railway station, 4.2 km · Beek-Elsloo railway station, 4 km · Geleen-Lutterade railway station, 1.1 km · Hoensbroek railway station, 9.6 km
- Eindhoven → Geleen57 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · €7–10
- Rotterdam → Geleen141 km · quickest by road, 3h 2m · €18–26
- Amsterdam → Geleen169 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · €20–28
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Geleen
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Geleen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundWhile that is more expensive for single journeys, it's a good option for day trips.
- Get aroundSome of the smaller hamlets are served by minibuses, but they leave from the regular platforms at e.g.
- Go nextThe German city of Aachen is just at the other side of the border and makes a great day trip.
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Next door to Geleen
- Sittard-Geleenmunicipality in the Netherlands3.9 km
- Brunssumtown and municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands9.5 km
- Sittardcity in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands4.4 km
- Maasmechelenmunicipality in Limburg, Belgium9.7 km
- Selfkantmunicipality of Germany8.1 km
- Steinmunicipality in Limburg, the Netherlands4.8 km