Arcen en Velden explained

Official Name:Arcen en Velden
Flag Size:120x100px
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:51.45°N 17°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limburg
Area Footnotes:(2006)
Area Total Km2:41.54
Area Land Km2:39.68
Area Water Km2:1.85
Population As Of:1 January 2007
Population Note:Source: CBS, Statline.
Settlement Type:Former Municipality
Population Total:8788
Population Density Km2:221
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Arcen en Velden (in Dutch; Flemish ˈɑrsə(n) ɛn ˈvɛldə(n)/; Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Árse en Velde) is a former town and former municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, now part of the municipality and city of Venlo. It is situated in the province of Limburg.

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History

The villages which now form Arcen en Velden have been occupied or ruled by different countries over the centuries, including Spain during the Eighty Years' War, Prussia,[1] Austria, and France during the reign of Napoleon. From 1830 until 1839, the villages together with most of Limburg were a part of the newly independent Belgium.[2] Since 1839, it is part of the Netherlands.[3] As of 1 January 2010, the (now former) municipality of Arcen en Velden, has become incorporated with the municipality and city of Venlo, situated to the south of the (now former) town.

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51.45°N 17°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Vrielinck, Sven. De territoriale indeling van België (1795-1963). Leuven University Press. Leuven. 2000. 1. 274. 978-90-6186-938-2. 20 November 2009.
  2. Book: op den Camp, Rico. Images of the nation: different meanings of Dutchness 1870-1940. Rodopi. 1993. 84. Towards one nation. 978-90-5183-430-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=dxD0nFdlnUsC&q=%22limburg%22+1830+1839&pg=PA84. 20 November 2009. Between 1830 and 1839, the year of the final settlement of the Dutch-Belgian border dispute, Limburg was under Belgian rule, except for the city of Maastricht, which was held by a Dutch garrison..
  3. http://www.arcenenvelden.nl ArcenEnVelden.nl - intro pagina