Roerdalen

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Roerdalen Roerdale
Municipality
Church in Melick
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Limburg
Roerdalen Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°9′N 6°0′E / 51.150°N 6.000°E / 51.150; 6.000Coordinates: 51°9′N 6°0′E / 51.150°N 6.000°E / 51.150; 6.000
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Established	1 January 1991
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	(VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	88.79 km2 (34.28 sq mi)
• Land	88.21 km2 (34.06 sq mi)
• Water	0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (January 2019)[4]
• Total	20,615
• Density	234/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6060–6065, 6074–6077
Area code	0475
Website	www.roerdalen.nl

Roerdalen (Dutch: [ruːrˈdaːlə(n)] (listen); Limburgish: Roerdale) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of 2007, it had about 21,000 inhabitants and borders Germany.

Population centres[]

Topography[]

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Roerdalen, June 2015

Notable people[]

• Hubert Biermans (1864 in Herkenbosch - 1953) a Dutch and Canadian businessman
• Connie Palmen (born 1955 in Sint Odiliënberg) a Dutch author
• Geert Chatrou (born 1969 in Sint Odiliënberg) a professional whistler
• Jos Verstappen (born 1972 in Montfort) a Dutch former racing driver
• Joeri Verlinden (born 1988 in Melick) a Dutch swimmer, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Gallery[]

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  Windmill (molen van Verbeek) in Sint Odiliënberg

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  River Roer

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  Ruined Building detail of Kolleg St. Ludwig

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  Road between St. Odilienberg Paarlo, looking towards St. Odilienberg

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  Basiliek van de H.H. Wiro

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  Montfort church

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  Voorhof

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  Sculpture by Nicolas van Ronkenstein

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  Montfort former vicarage.

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  Montfort former townhall

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  Vlodrop

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  Church (de Sint Sebastianuskerk) in Herkenbosch

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Roerdalen at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Dutch) Official website

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