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Voerendaal
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| Town of Voerendaal Town of Voerendaal | |
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| Highlighted position of Voerendaal in a municipal map of Limburg Location in Limburg | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′N 5°56′E / 50.883°N 5.933°ECoordinates: 50°53′N 5°56′E / 50.883°N 5.933°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Wil Houben (Template:Polparty) |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | Template:Dutch municipality population |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Demonym(s) | Voerendaler |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6310–6312, 6343, 6367 |
| Area code | 045 |
| Website | www |
Voerendaal (nl; Template:Langx) 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
File:Gem-Voerendaal-OpenTopo.jpg
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]There are 2 train stations, Klimmen-Ransdaal and 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
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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.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6367ED". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
External links
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Media related to Voerendaal at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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