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Beek, Limburg, Netherlandsi
Regional Level Types
BeekMunicipality
LimburgProvince
NetherlandsCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Beek8,415 (2017)
Spaubeek3,360 (2017)
Neerbeek2,480 (2017)
Geverik395 (2017)
Kelmond145 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
339188
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:339188:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Russian:
Бек, Лимбург, Нидерланды
Simplified Chinese:
貝克 , 林堡省, 荷兰
Arabic:
بييك, ليمبورخ, هولندا
Asturian:
Beek, Limburg, Países Baxos
Cebuano:
Beek, Olanda
Dutch:
Beek, Limburg, Nederland
Esperanto:
Beek , Limburgo, Nederlando
Farsi/Persian:
بیک, لیمبورخ, هلند
Japanese:
ベーク, リンブルフ州, オランダ
Limburgian:
Baek, Nederlands Limburg, Nederland
Lithuanian:
Bekas, Limburgo provincija, Nyderlandai
Luxembourgish:
Beek, Provënz Limburg, Holland
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Beek, Limburg Séng, Hô-lân


Beek (Dutch: [ˈbeːk]; Limburgish: Baek [ˈbɛːk]) is a town and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg.

The municipality of Beek is part of the region of South Limburg and lies between the city of Geleen in the north and Maastricht in the south, and lies furthermore southeast of the interchange Kerensheide and the chemical industries of Chemelot. It has a slightly hilly landscape with altitudes differing between 70 meters (ca. 230 ft) and 120 metres (ca. 394 ft) above sea level, and has two small forests: Kelmonderbos between Beek and Kelmond, and Spaubekerbos near Spaubeek. The Keutelbeek flows through and has its source in the municipality of Beek.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beek_(municipality)
Wikidata ID:Q3972033
GeoNames ID:2759343

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