Merkelbeek (Limburgish: Merkelbek) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg.
It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, about 9 km northwest of Heerlen.
[3] Merkelbeek started in the Early Middle Ages along a brook and developed into a road village.
[4] The Catholic St Clemens Church is a three-aisled church with built-in tower with needle spire which was built between 1876 and 1878.
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