Vlodrop-station explained

Vlodrop-station
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limburg
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Roerdalen
Area Total Km2:0.01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:10
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6063
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0475
Coordinates:51.1517°N 6.15°W

Vlodrop-station (Limburgish and town dialect: Vlórp-Statie) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on the German border, about 5km (03miles) east of the village Vlodrop, in the municipality of Roerdalen.

The hamlet is named after the railway station of Vlodrop, which was located on the Iron Rhine connection between Antwerp, Belgium, and locations in Germany. The location was chosen because the Belgian owners of the railway line could get free land there, and because of the proximity to the border meant that customs officers had extra powers.[2] The station was bombed in 1944, and never rebuilt.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 25 April 2022.
  2. Stationsweb, station Vlodrop, http://stationsweb.brinkster.net/station.asp?station=vlodrop
  3. Web site: station Vlodrop . Stationweb . 25 April 2022 . nl.