Roerdalen
Municipality in Limburg, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roerdalen (Dutch: [ruːrˈdaːlə(n)] ; Limburgish: Roerdale [ʀuːʀˈdaːlə]) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of January 2021, it had about 20580 inhabitants and borders Germany.
Roerdalen
Roerdale | |
|---|---|
 Church in Melick | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Limburg | |
  Roerdalen Location in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°9′N 6°0′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 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 20,580 |
| • Density | 233/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6060–6065, 6074–6077 |
| Area code | 0475 |
| Website | www |
Roerdalen is the renaming of the municipality of Melick en Herkenbosch in 1993.
- Herkenbosch
- Melick
- Montfort
- Posterholt
- Reutje
- Sint Odiliënberg
- Vlodrop
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Roerdalen, June 2015
- 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
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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