Voerendaal

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Voerendaal
Voelender
Municipality
Town of Voerendaal
Town of Voerendaal
Flag of Voerendaal
Flag
Coat of arms of Voerendaal
Coat of arms
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°E / 50.883; 5.933
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorWil Houben (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total
31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
 • Land31.51 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
 • Water0.01 km2 (0.004 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
92 m (302 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
12,466
 • Density396/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
DemonymVoerendaler
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6310–6312, 6343, 6367
Area code045
Websitewww.voerendaal.nl

Voerendaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvuːrə(n)daːl] ⓘ; Limburgish: Voelender) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.

Population centres

  • 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

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

Railway Station:Klimmen-Ransdaal, Voerendaal

Notable people

  • Church: Sint Laurentiuskerk
    Church: Sint Laurentiuskerk
  • Monument near church
    Monument near church
  • Cortenbach Castle
    Cortenbach Castle
  • Rivieren Castle - Voerendaal
    Rivieren Castle - Voerendaal

References

  1. ^ "Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Voerendaal. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6367ED". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.


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