Wellerlooi | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
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: | Bergen |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 16 |
Area Total Km2: | 22.27 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,185 |
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: | 5856 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0478 |
Coordinates: | 51.5333°N 14°W |
Wellerlooi (pronounced as /nl/; li|De Loj in Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish pronounced as /də ˈlɔj/) is a village in the Dutch province Limburg. It is part of the municipality Bergen. This church village is located between Nijmegen and Venlo, on the eastern side of the Maas
Wellerlooi lies in the heart of De Maasduinen National Park. The part of the national park that belongs to Wellerlooi is named De Hamert.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1501 as "'t Welreloo", and means "open forest beloning to Well.[4] Wellerlooi started as a heath cultivation village in the 19th century. Wellerlooi was home to 240 people in 1840.[5]
In 1894, it became an independent parish. The St Catharina Church was built between 1952 and 1953 in traditional style and a tower was added in 1961.[6]