Velden, Limburg Explained

Velden
Settlement Type:Dorp
Coordinates:51.4117°N 6.1678°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limburg
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Venlo
Area Total Km2:18.84
Population:5085
Population As Of:2014
Postal Code:5940–5941
Area Code Type:Dialling code
Area Code:077-472

Velden (in Dutch; Flemish ˈvɛldə(n)/; Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Velde) is a village in the municipality of Venlo (5,085 inhabitants) in Limburg, Netherlands.

Location

Velden is situated along the river Meuse about 5 km north of the center of Venlo on N 271 Rijksstraatweg. The German border in the east is 2 km.

History

During the War of the Spanish Succession, Velden was also occupied by Prussian troops and so until 1814 the Prussian part of Gelderland. Then it fell to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which established the border into Germany by the distance of a cannon on the banks of the Meuse to the east. In the Treaty of London in 1839, the limits laid down and the entire area was in 1866 with the Netherlands. Until 1 January 2010 belonged to the former municipality of Arcen en Velden.

Trivia

A ferry crossing the Meuse goes to Grubbenvorst, which is accessible for motorists and cyclists. The long-distance Pieterpad goes through the village. Velden was elected along with two other places as greenest town in the Netherlands in 1999.

Notable residents

Olympian Herman Bouwens[1] and politician Ger Koopmans were born in Velden.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herman Bouwens . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093227/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/herman-bouwens-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 7 December 2014 . Sports Reference.