Voerendaal | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 100x67px |
Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Voerendaal in a municipal map of Limburg |
Coordinates: | 50.8833°N 61°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Limburg |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Governing Body: | Municipal council |
Leader Party: | VVD |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Wil Houben |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 92 |
Population Demonym: | Voerendaler |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 6310–6312, 6343, 6367 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 045 |
Voerendaal (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈvuːrə(n)daːl/; Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Voelender) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Voerendaal, June 2015
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.
Railway Station:Klimmen-Ransdaal, Voerendaal