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{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Simpelveld
| native_name             = {{native name|li|Zumpelveld|icon=no}}
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = ZumpelveldUvverziech.jpg
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Skyline of Simpelveld
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| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0965 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Simpelveld in a municipal map of Limburg
| map_caption             = Location in Limburg
| coordinates             = {{coord|50|50|N|5|59|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.simpelveld.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/burgemeester-mr-r-richard-de-boer_3449/
 |title = Burgemeester mr. R. (Richard) de Boer
 |trans-title=Mayor mr. R. (Richard) de Boer
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente Simpelveld
 |access-date = 28 November 2013}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]
| leader_title            = [[List of mayors of Simpelveld|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Richard de Boer]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Simpelveld}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Simpelveld}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
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 |title = Postcodetool for 6369AH
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 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 28 November 2013}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 138
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| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Simpelveld}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = Simpelvelter
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 6350–6353, 6369
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 045
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.simpelveld.nl}}
| footnotes               =
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'''Simpelveld''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈsɪmpəlˌvɛlt|-|159 Simpelveld.ogg}}; {{langx|li|Zumpelveld}} {{IPA|li|ˈzʏm˦pəlˌvælt˦|}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a [[town]] in the southeastern [[Netherlands]]. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit [[Parkstad Limburg]]. 

Simpelveld is part of the ''Mergelland'', named after the presence of [[chalk]] (mergel), [[hill]] country popular with tourists. The [[Mergellandroute]] passes through the town. 

The population centre of Simpelveld has 28 [[Rijksmonument|national monuments]], amongst which are the [[Oude Molen, Simpelveld|Oude Molen]] and the [[Saint Remigius Church]]. Simpelveld has a [[heritage railway]] station and is the home base of the [[Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij|South Limburg Railway Company]]. On one weekend in October there is a [[Day Out with Thomas]] from the children's television series [[Thomas and Friends]].

== Population centres ==
*[[Bocholtz]]
*Simpelveld

Besides these official centres there are other hamlets which fall under the [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]]:
{{columns-list|colwidth=12em|
*Baaks-Sweijer
*[[Baneheide]]
*Bocholtzerheide
*[[Bosschenhuizen]]
*Broek
*[[Bulkemsbroek]]
*In de Gaas
*[[Huls, Netherlands|Huls]]
*[[Molsberg (Netherlands)|Molsberg]]
*Prickart
*Vlengendaal
*Waalbroek
*Zandberg.
}}

[[File:Gem-Simpelveld-OpenTopo.jpg|275px|thumb|right|''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Simpelveld, June 2015'']]
===Religion===
The municipality has two churches within its borders:

*[[James the Greater Church]] in [[Bocholtz]]
*[[Saint Remigius Church]] in Simpelveld

The city also has two monasteries, these are 
* the [[Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus|Loreto monastery]] and 
* [[:nl:Huize_Damiaan|Huize Damiaan]], which has been home to The [[International Butler Academy]] since 2015.

== Regional language ==
Simpelveld is part of The Netherlands and therefore the official language is Dutch. A lot of people also speak Simpelvelds, a [[regional language]] that depending on the definition belongs to [[Ripuarian language|Ripuarian]] or [[Limburgish]]. It is also referred to as [[Southeast Limburgish]].

== Notable people ==
* [[Step Vaessen]] (born 1965) a Dutch broadcast journalist, currently working as a Moscow correspondent for [[Al Jazeera English]]
* [[Ralph Hamers]] (born 1966) a Dutch businessman, the chief executive officer (CEO) of [[UBS Group]]
* [[Jolanda Jetten]] (born 1970, Simpelveld) a Dutch social psychologist and academic

== See also ==
*[[List of mayors of Simpelveld]]

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Simpelveld, de Sint-Remigiuskerk RM33584 foto8 2016-07-10 16.38.jpg|[[Saint Remigius Church]]
File:Station Simpelveld 29-08-2018 10-10-05.jpg|Station Simpelveld
File:Baanheiwkped08.JPG|Limburgs, De Boanhei
File:Simpelveld, aerial view.JPG|Aerial view of Simpelveld
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{wikivoyage|Simpelveld}}
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*{{Official website|http://www.simpelveld.nl}}

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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Simpelveld
|North     = [[Heerlen]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = 
|Southeast = [[Aachen]]&nbsp;([[Germany|DE]]-[[North Rhine-Westphalia|NW]])
|South     = 
|Southwest = [[Gulpen-Wittem]]
|West      = 
|Northwest = [[Voerendaal]]
}}
{{Limburg Province (Netherlands)}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Simpelveld| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)]]
[[Category:Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)]]
[[Category:South Limburg (Netherlands)]]


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