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=== Anthem ===
{{Wikisource|Oud en trouw Roermond}}
Roermond has had its own anthem since 1912. The text was written by A. F. van Beurden, the music is by H. Tijssen, who also composed the Limburg Anthem (''[[Waar in 't bronsgroen eikenhout]]'').

In everyday life in Limburg around 1900, the Dutch language was of less importance. Everything was done in [[Limburgs]]. Newspapers in the 19th century were sometimes written in German, and in some parts of [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]] German was the language used in church and education. In this time [[Maastricht]] still had a very strong connection with French-speaking areas around [[Liège]]. Van Beurden's poem was used to force the people of Limburg into speaking Dutch. Proof of this is the very un-Limburg part in the anthem, the reference to the Dutch Royal family. In 1900 the people in Limburg had to swear their allegiance to the Dutch royal family of the [[House of Orange-Nassau]] in a "aanhankelijkheidsverklaring aan het Oranjehuis" and had to start using Dutch instead of Limburgs.