Wahlwiller | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Limburg |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Gulpen-Wittem |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 93 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.41 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 390 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 6286 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 043 |
Coordinates: | 50.8117°N 5.9369°W |
Wahlwiller (li|Wilder in Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish pronounced as /ˈwɪldəʀ/) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.[3] The village is located south of the Selzerbeek.
The name of the village is derived from villare, what means "belonging to a villa". In the 14th century the village is mentioned under names as Waelwilre, Wailwilre and Walwilre. The prefix "wael" indicates that the inhabitants were speaking a Walloon language.[4]
Wahlwiller is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages on the road from Maastricht to Aachen. It became an independent parish in 1835. The Catholic St Cunibertus Church is a single-aisled church with a small tower. The church up to the windows dates from the 12th century. It has been enlarged and renovated several times.[5]
On the northern side of the village lies the Kruisberg, of Amstel Gold Race fame.[3]