Highest municipalities of the Netherlands

Highest municipalities of the Netherlands ranked by elevation above sea level.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-10-12, Vaals tops the list with 200 m.

  1. #1 Vaals — 200 m

    municipality in the Netherlands

    Vaals is a town in the extreme southeastern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, itself in the southeast of the Netherlands. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  2. #2 Landgraaf — 161 m

    town and municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands

    Landgraaf is a municipality in southeastern Limburg, Netherlands, forming part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration. SnowWorld is the largest indoor ski piste in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  3. #3 Kerkrade — 155 m

    municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands

    Kerkrade is a town and a municipality in the southeast of Limburg, the southernmost province of the Netherlands. It forms part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  4. #4 Simpelveld — 138 m

    municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands

    Simpelveld is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit Parkstad Limburg. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  5. #5 Heerlen — 113 m

    municipality in the Netherlands

    Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as a municipality, it is the fourth largest municipality in the province of Limburg. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  6. #6 Gulpen-Wittem — 95 m

    municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands

    Gulpen-Wittem is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands with 14,206 inhabitants as of 2021. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  7. #7 Voerendaal — 92 m

    municipality in the Netherlands

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  8. #8 Nuth — 86 m

    former municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands

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  9. #9 Brunssum — 81 m

    town and municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands

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  10. #10 Valkenburg aan de Geul — 73 m

    municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands

    Valkenburg aan de Geul 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. Read more on Wikipedia.

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