Roerdalen

Roerdalen
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
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Established	1 January 1991
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Monique de Boer-Beerta (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	88.70 km2 (34.25 sq mi)
• Land	88.15 km2 (34.03 sq mi)
• Water	0.55 km2 (0.21 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 (pronunciation ) (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

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Roerdalen, June 2015

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

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"Samenstelling college B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Roerdalen. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 6077CG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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