Hermitage at Schaelsberg

Schaloen Castle is a castle in Oud-Valkenburg in the South Limburg municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul in The Netherlands. The castle is a national monument . Together with the Johannes de Doperkerk and Genhoes, it is part of the protected face of Oud Valkenburg. It is also part of the Buitengoed Geul & Maas.

Oud-Valkenburg (English: Old-Falkenburg) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, and has about 115 inhabitants.Although small, Oud-Valkenburg counts several monuments, among which are two medieval castles: Genhoes and Schaloen. Noteworthy is also the Roman Catholic church of Saint John the Baptist (medieval nave; choir and baroque altar inside by Johann Joseph Couven).

Walem is a hamlet with about 200 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is largely in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, but a small part lies in Voerendaal. It was first mentioned in 1360 as Walheym, and means "settlement of the Walloons".Walem has place name signs. It was home to 167 people in 1840.

Strucht is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1603 as Strucht, and means "settlement with shrubbery". It used to belong to the Austrian Netherlands, but was traded with the Dutch Republic in 1785. Strucht was home to 264 people in 1840.Strucht was a separate municipality until 1879, when it was merged with Schin op Geul. In 1982, it became part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.

Schin op Geul (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsxɪn ɔp ˈxøːl], Limburgish: Sjin) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, about 3 km southeast of the town of Valkenburg.

Schin op Geul railway station is located in Schin op Geul, the Netherlands. The station opened on 23 October 1853 on the Maastricht–Aachen railway. In 1914, Schin op Geul became one end of a Heerlen–Schin op Geul railway. The station building is used as a restaurant as well as a waiting area.

Valkenburg railway station is located in Valkenburg aan de Geul, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 23 October 1853 and is located on the Maastricht–Aachen railway. The station building is the oldest in the Netherlands.

Valkenburg Castle is a ruined castle in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. It is unique in the Netherlands in that it is the only castle in the country built on a hill. The castle is listed in the top hundred of Dutch cultural monuments.

Valkenburg aan de Geul (Dutch: [ˈvɑlkə(m)bʏr(ə)x aːn də ˈɣøːl] ; Limburgish: Valkeberg [ˈvɑl˦əkəˌbæʀ˦əx] ) is a municipality situated in the southeastern Dutch province of Limburg. The name refers to the central town in the municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul passing through it.

The Eyserbosweg is a road located in Eys in the south of Limburg, Netherlands. The road is used as a climb in cycling racing and most famously during the Amstel Gold Race, but is also climbed during the Ster Elektrotoer, Hel van het Mergelland, Olympia's Tour, and the Eneco Tour

The Keutenberg is a steep hill in the south of Limburg, Netherlands. The start of the climb is in Schin op Geul, a small village near Valkenburg aan de Geul. The Keutenberg is considered the steepest hill in the Netherlands and is famous for being part of the route of the Amstel Gold Race.

The 1938 UCI Road World Championships was the eighteenth edition of the UCI Road World Championships. It took place in Valkenburg, the Netherlands on 2 and 5 September 1938. Belgian Marcel Kint became the winner in the professional road race. It was the last edition before World War II and Kint thus remained world champion for eight years. In the same period, the 1938 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in the Olympic Stadium of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.