Roerdalen

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
Roerdale
Municipality
Church in Melick
Church in Melick
Flag of Roerdalen
Flag
Coat of arms of Roerdalen
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Roerdalen in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Roerdalen is located in Netherlands
Roerdalen
Roerdalen
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°9′N 6°0′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Established1 January 1991
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMonique de Boer-Beerta (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total88.79 km2 (34.28 sq mi)
 • Land88.21 km2 (34.06 sq mi)
 • Water0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total20,580
 • Density233/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6060–6065, 6074–6077
Area code0475
Websitewww.roerdalen.nl

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
  • 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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