Slenaken (Limburgish: Sjlennich) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg.

At that time, along with the parish, Slenaken comprised a handful of houses and farmsteads.

There is a legend that this was triggered when a shepherd saw one of his sheep kneeling before a "cross" in a burning bush.

[4] This inspired the villagers to build the little chapel, where they came together each Friday to venerate the Holy Cross.

The village of Noorbeek lies to the west of Slenaken, and across the border to the south are the little settlements of Nurop and Teuven.