Voerendaal

Municipality in Limburg, Netherlands

Voerendaal

Voelender

Municipality

Town of Voerendaal

Flag

Coat of arms

Location in Limburg

Coordinates: 50°53′N 5°56′E﻿ / ﻿50.883°N 5.933°E﻿ / 50.883; 5.933
Country| Netherlands
Province| Limburg
Government

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• Body| Municipal council
• Mayor| Wil Houben (VVD)
Area

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• Total| 31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
• Land| 31.51 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
• Water| 0.01 km2 (0.004 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 92 m (302 ft)
Population

(January 2021)[4]

• Total| 12,466
• Density| 396/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
Demonym| Voerendaler
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode|

6310–6312, 6343, 6367

Area code| 045
Website| www.voerendaal.nl

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

## Population centres

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* 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

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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

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Railway Station:Klimmen-Ransdaal, Voerendaal

## Notable people

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* Roel Brouwers (born 1981) a Dutch former footballer with 289 club caps, lived in Voerendaal while playing for Borussia Monchengladbach

## Gallery

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* Church: Sint Laurentiuskerk

* Monument near church

* Cortenbach Castle

* Rivieren Castle - Voerendaal

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Media related to Voerendaal at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

Places adjacent to Voerendaal

|  | Beekdaelen |

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Valkenburg aan de Geul |

Voerendaal

| Heerlen
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| Gulpen-Wittem | Simpelveld

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Municipalities of Limburg

* Beek
* Beekdaelen
* Beesel
* Bergen
* Brunssum
* Echt-Susteren
* Eijsden-Margraten
* Gennep
* Gulpen-Wittem
* Heerlen
* Horst aan de Maas
* Kerkrade
* Landgraaf
* Leudal
* Maasgouw
* Maastricht
* Meerssen
* Mook en Middelaar
* Nederweert
* Peel en Maas
* Roerdalen
* Roermond
* Simpelveld
* Sittard-Geleen
* Stein
* Vaals
* Valkenburg aan de Geul
* Venlo
* Venray
* Voerendaal
* Weert

* See also
* Netherlands
* Provinces
* Municipalities

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