Linne

Linne is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Maasgouw, and lies about 6 km southwest of Roermond.

Linne
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityMaasgouw
Population
 (1 January 2006)
3,770
Major roadsA73, Maas
Linne, church: de Sint-Martinuskerk

Linne was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Maasbracht.[1] In 2007 it became part of the Municipality of Maasgouw.

In 2001, Linne had 3634 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.09 kmĀ², and contained 1514 residences.[2]

History

In January 1945, Linne was liberated from German occupation within the scope of 'Operation Blackcock'.

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
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