Voerendaal
Voerendaal
Voelender | |
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Town of Voerendaal | |
![]() Location in Limburg | |
Coordinates: 50°53′N 5°56′E / 50.883°N 5.933°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Wil Houben (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi) |
• Land | 31.51 km2 (12.17 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.01 km2 (0.004 sq mi) |
Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 12,466 |
• Density | 396/km2 (1,030/sq mi) |
Demonym | Voerendaler |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 6310–6312, 6343, 6367 |
Area code | 045 |
Website | www |
Voerendaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvuːrə(n)daːl] ⓘ; Limburgish: Voelender) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.
Population centres[edit]
- Barrier
- Colmont
- Craubeek
- Dolberg
- Fromberg
- Heek
- Hellebeuk
- Klimmen
- Koulen
- Kunrade
- Mingersberg
- Opscheumer
- Overheek
- Ransdaal
- Retersbeek
- Termaar
- Termoors
- Ubachsberg
- Voerendaal
- Weustenrade
- Winthagen
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Voerendaal, June 2015
History[edit]
The Romans left the ruins from a Roman villa rustica as a legacy. In 1049 pope Leo IX initiated the Catholic Church - Sint Laurentiuskerk. During medieval times many castles were built: Cortenbach, Haeren, Puth, Rivieren and Terworm. Also castles such as Hoenshuis and Overst Voerendaal. The area was mined for marl (mergel in Dutch) and coal.
Transportation[edit]
Railway Station:Klimmen-Ransdaal, Voerendaal
Notable people[edit]
- Roel Brouwers (born 1981) a Dutch former footballer with 289 club caps, lived in Voerendaal while playing for Borussia Monchengladbach
Gallery[edit]
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Church: Sint Laurentiuskerk
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Monument near church
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Cortenbach Castle
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Rivieren Castle - Voerendaal
References[edit]
- ^ "Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Voerendaal. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6367ED". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links[edit]
Media related to Voerendaal at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website