Voerendaal

Voerendaal

Voerendaal

Municipality in Limburg, Netherlands


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

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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


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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