Vaals

Geschiedenis

Vaals is a town in the extreme southeastern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, which in its turn finds itself in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The municipality covers an area of in the foothills of the Ardennes - Eifelrange and is located about 23km east of Maastricht and 5km west of the city centre of Aachen.It borders on both Belgium and Germany. The three borders meet on the Drielandenpunt, a few meters from the highest point in the European part of the Netherlands, the Vaalserberg. The Vaalserberg used to be called "Hubertusberg".PopulationIn the municipality of Vaals, there are four villages and nine townships. Due to Vaals being located near the German border, the population of German people represents 26% of the total population of Vaals.VillagesNumber of inhabitants per 1/1/2005:HamletsNext to these official villages and towns, the Vaals municipality also hosts a number of townships: Camerig, Cottessen, Harles, Mamelis, Melleschet, Raren, Rott, Wolfhaag