Voerendaal Explained

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.

Population centres

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burgemeester en wethouders . Mayor and aldermen . nl . Gemeente Voerendaal . 4 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140506072056/http://www.voerendaal.nl/voor-inwoners/burgemeester-en-wethouders_41233/persoon/ed-sprokkel_185.html/ . 6 May 2014 . dead . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Postcodetool for 6367ED . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 4 December 2013.