Voerendaal

Voerendaal
Voerendaal; Voelender
	Municipality
	Town of Voerendaal
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Limburg
	Coordinates: 50°53′N 5°56′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Wil Houben (VVD)
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	92 m (302 ft)
Population (January 2019)[4]
• Total	12,452
• Density	395/km2 (1,020/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	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] (listen); Limburgish: Voelender) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.

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

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

Gallery

Church: de Sint Laurentiuskerk
Monument near church
Cortenbach Castle

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References

"Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Voerendaal. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 6367ED". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links

Media related to Voerendaal at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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[mayor_now-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" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-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 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.