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Swalmen

Located in Roermond Municipality, Limburg Coordinates: 51°13′51″ N 6°02′10″ E

Map showing the location of Swalmen Swalmen
Location in The Netherlands
Population
8,690
8.7K
Elevation
23 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 Airport40 km
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport42 km

About Swalmen

Swalmen is a village. Location: Roermond Municipality, Limburg. Population: 8,690. Elevation: 23 m.

From Wikipedia

Swalmen (Dutch: [ˈsʋɑlmə(n)] ; Limburgish: Zjwame [ˈʒwaː˦mə]) is a village in the municipality of Roermond, the south-eastern Netherlands. This village is situated between the German border and the river Meuse (Maas in Dutch). Until 1 January 2007, Swalmen was a separate municipality, covering the villages Swalmen, Asselt and Boukoul. These are now part of the municipality of Roermond.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
23 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Swalmen over time

Population of Swalmen over time
1879 2,198
1889 2,305
1899 2,686
1909 2,963
1920 3,534
1930 4,244
1947 5,329
1960 7,229
1971 8,453
1980 8,690
1990 8,524
2000 8,612

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Swalmen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (74 mm)
Driest month
April (45 mm)

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 Swalmen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°4°9°11°13°13°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)624863456374685761606469

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Swalmen

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Venlo, 18 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 40 kmsouthwest
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 42 kmnorth
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 51 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Venlo Population: 102K 18 kmnortheast
  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 29 kmeast
  • Krefeld Population: 238K 38 kmeast
  • Eindhoven Population: 235.7K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Neuss Population: 152.5K 45 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Swalmen

Within 100 km: 399 historic and cultural sites, 1,025 natural sites, 747 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km57 places

  • Itterbeek River 15 kmSW
  • Witbeek River 16 kmSW
  • Tapziep River 25 kmSW
  • Schaagterziep River 24 kmSW

25–60 km538 places

  • Schemersberg Mountain 49 kmSW
  • Kaaienberg Mountain 59 kmSW
  • Zeven-Heerlijkhedenheide Natural site 58 kmW
  • Warandeheide Natural site 58 kmW

60–100 km1,576 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 80 kmSW
  • Île Monsin Island 70 kmSW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 64 kmSW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 72 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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