Roerdalen
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Roerdalen Roerdale | |
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 Church in Melick | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Limburg | |
  Roerdalen Location in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°9′N 6°0′E / 51.150°N 6.000°ECoordinates: 51°9′N 6°0′E / 51.150°N 6.000°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Established | 1 January 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Monique de Boer-Beerta (VVD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88.79 km2 (34.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 88.21 km2 (34.06 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (January 2019)[4] | |
| • Total | 20,615 |
| • Density | 234/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6060–6065, 6074–6077 |
| Area code | 0475 |
| Website | www |
Roerdalen (Dutch: [ruːrˈdaːlə(n)] (
listen); Limburgish: Roerdale) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of 2007, it had about 21,000 inhabitants and borders Germany.
Population centres[edit]
- Herkenbosch
- Melick
- Montfort
- Posterholt
- Reutje
- Sint Odiliënberg
- Vlodrop
Topography[edit]
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Roerdalen, June 2015
Notable people[edit]
- Hubert Biermans (1864 in Herkenbosch - 1953) a Dutch and Canadian businessman
- Connie Palmen (born 1955 in Sint Odiliënberg) a Dutch author
- Geert Chatrou (born 1969 in Sint Odiliënberg) a professional whistler
- Jos Verstappen (born 1972 in Montfort) a Dutch former racing driver
- Joeri Verlinden (born 1988 in Melick) a Dutch swimmer, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Gallery[edit]
Windmill (molen van Verbeek) in Sint Odiliënberg
River Roer
Ruined Building detail of Kolleg St. Ludwig
Road between St. Odilienberg Paarlo, looking towards St. Odilienberg
Basiliek van de H.H. Wiro
Montfort church
Voorhof
Sculpture by Nicolas van Ronkenstein
Montfort former vicarage.
Montfort former townhall
Vlodrop
Church (de Sint Sebastianuskerk) in Herkenbosch
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_Rijksmonument_30068_De_Voorhof.JPG)
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_Rijksmonument_47063_pastorie.JPG)
References[edit]
- ^ "Samenstelling college B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Roerdalen. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6077CG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
External links[edit]
Media related to Roerdalen at Wikimedia Commons- (in Dutch) Official website
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