Town

Geleen

Located in Gemeente Sittard-Geleen, Limburg Coordinates: 50°58′27″ N 5°49′45″ E

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Population: 32,790; 32.8K
Elevation: 66 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: MST Maastricht Aachen Airport8 km; LGG Liège Airport46 km

About Geleen

Geleen is a town. Location: Gemeente Sittard-Geleen, Limburg. Population: 32,790. Elevation: 66 m.

From Wikipedia

Geleen (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣəˈleːn]; Limburgish: Gelaen [ɣəˈlɛːn]) 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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Photos of Geleen

Joseph de Ferraris · Public domain
J.J. Cremers · CC0
Rijksmuseum · CC0
Henk Monster · CC BY 3.0
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Travel notes for Geleen

From Wikivoyage

Geleen is a city in Limburg. It's one of the major towns in the region, but of limited interest to average travellers as it's mostly an industrial city.

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Geleen is a city in the southern part of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. With over 30,000 inhabitants, it is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. Until the end of the 19th century, Geleen was a small village. The remains of one of the oldest prehistoric farms in the Netherlands were found here. In the 20th century the exploitation of coal mines in this area brought a fast population increase. During the 1960s and 1970s all Dutch coalmines, that were all located in this part of this province, were closed. The State mining company DSM (privatised in 1989) however remained active in Geleen, now purely as a chemicals producer.

VVV tourist information point, Raadhuisstraat 15, ☏ +31 900 5559798.

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Geleen is located near two highways, the A2 and the A76, which makes the city easily accessible by car.

The city is served by two train stations, served by regional trains. Station Geleen-Oost has direct trains to Heerlen (18min) and Sittard (7min) while station Geleen Lutterade has connections to Maastricht (17min) and Sittard.

Buses in the region are operated by Veolia, and connect Geleen to nearby Sittard and other destinations. Lines 11, 12, 15, 16 all connect to Sittard, while line 42 connects to Hoensbroek, 59 to Maastricht and 49 to Gulpen.

Maastricht-Aachen airport is located 8 km south east of Geleen. Take the E14 and then E25, or bus 59 (45 min.)

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Population of Geleen over time

Population of Geleen over time
1879		2,265
1889		2,384
1899		2,545
1909		2,901
1920		4,478
1930		12,411
1947		19,053
1960		31,615
1971		36,958
1980		35,512
1990		33,827
2000		33,947

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Geleen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: June (76 mm)
Driest month: April (48 mm)

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Geleen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	10°	13°	18°	21°	23°	23°	19°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	7°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	59	51	61	48	64	76	72	63	63	62	66	69

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Geleen

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 8 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Maastricht, 17 km to the southwest.