Beek
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Beek is a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in the southeastern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. The municipality of Beek has two railway stations - Beek-Elsloo railway station
Beek-Elsloo railway station
Beek-Elsloo is a railway station located in Elsloo and near Beek, The Netherlands. The station was opened in 1862 and is located on the Maastricht–Venlo railway...

 in the west, and Spaubeek railway station
Spaubeek railway station
Spaubeek is a railway station located in Spaubeek, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1896 and is located on the Sittard–Herzogenrath railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.-Train service:...

 in the east of the municipality. As of 2011, Beek has a population of 16,550, of which 9000 live in the town of Beek.

Maastricht Aachen Airport
Maastricht Aachen Airport
Maastricht Aachen Airport is a regional airport located northeast of the city of Maastricht, in the town of Beek, both municipalities in the Limburg province in the Netherlands. The airport is also northwest of the city of Aachen, Germany....

 is located in the municipality of Beek.

Population centres

  • Beek
    Beek
    Beek is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality of Beek has two railway stations - Beek-Elsloo railway station in the west, and Spaubeek railway station in the east of the municipality...

  • Geverik
  • Groot Genhout
  • Kelmond
  • Klein Genhout
  • Neerbeek
  • Spaubeek
    Spaubeek
    Spaubeek is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beek, about 3 km south of the town of Geleen.Spaubeek was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Beek.-Jansgeleen Castle :...


Economy

When KLM exel operated, its head office was on the grounds of Maastricht Aachen Airport
Maastricht Aachen Airport
Maastricht Aachen Airport is a regional airport located northeast of the city of Maastricht, in the town of Beek, both municipalities in the Limburg province in the Netherlands. The airport is also northwest of the city of Aachen, Germany....

 in Beek. When V Bird
V Bird
V Bird was a low-cost airline based in the Netherlands which operated services to northern and southern Europe. Its head office was on the grounds of Maastricht Aachen Airport in Beek, Netherlands.-History:...

operated, its head office was on the grounds of the airport.

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