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Municipality in Limburg, Netherlands
Roerdalen Roerdale
Municipality
Church in MelickChurch in Melick
Flag of RoerdalenFlagCoat of arms of RoerdalenCoat of arms
Highlighted position of Roerdalen in a municipal map of LimburgLocation in Limburg
Roerdalen is located in NetherlandsRoerdalenRoerdalenLocation in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°9′N 6°0′E / 51.150°N 6.000°E / 51.150; 6.000
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Established1 January 1991
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMonique de Boer-Beerta (VVD)
Area
 • Total88.79 km (34.28 sq mi)
 • Land88.21 km (34.06 sq mi)
 • Water0.58 km (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation28 m (92 ft)
Population
 • Total20,580
 • Density233/km (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode6060–6065, 6074–6077
Area code0475
Websitewww.roerdalen.nl

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 is the renaming of the municipality of Melick en Herkenbosch in 1993.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Roerdalen, June 2015

Notable people

Gallery

  • Windmill (molen van Verbeek) in Sint Odiliënberg Windmill (molen van Verbeek) in Sint Odiliënberg
  • River Roer River Roer
  • Ruined Building detail of Kolleg St. Ludwig Ruined Building detail of Kolleg St. Ludwig
  • Road between St. Odilienberg Paarlo, looking towards St. Odilienberg Road between St. Odilienberg Paarlo, looking towards St. Odilienberg
  • Basiliek van de H.H. Wiro Basiliek van de H.H. Wiro
  • Montfort church Montfort church
  • Voorhof Voorhof
  • Sculpture by Nicolas van Ronkenstein Sculpture by Nicolas van Ronkenstein
  • Montfort former vicarage. Montfort former vicarage.
  • Montfort former townhall Montfort former townhall
  • Vlodrop Vlodrop
  • Church (de Sint Sebastianuskerk) in Herkenbosch Church (de Sint Sebastianuskerk) in Herkenbosch

References

  1. "Samenstelling college B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Roerdalen. Retrieved 21 November 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 6077CG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 November 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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Places adjacent to Roerdalen
Roermond Niederkrüchten (DE-NW)
Maasgouw Roerdalen Wegberg (DE-NW)
Echt-Susteren Waldfeucht (DE-NW), Heinsberg (DE-NW) Wassenberg (DE-NW)
Populated places in the municipality of Roerdalen
Towns
Villages
Hamlets
List of cities, towns and villages in Limburg (Netherlands)
Municipalities of Limburg


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