Arcen en Velden

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Arcen en Velden

| native_name = {{native name|li|Árse en Velde}}

| image_skyline = Arcen - Kasteel Arcen buitenzijde.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| image_caption = Castle Arcen

| image_flag = Arcen en velden vlag.svg

| flag_size = 120x100px

| image_shield = Arcen en velden wapen.svg

| shield_size = 120x100px

|image_map =

|mapsize = 250px

|coordinates = {{coord|51|27|N|6|11|E|region:NL|display=inline}}

|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, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ 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 ({{IPA|nl|ˈɑrsə(n) ɛɱ ˈvɛldə(n)|lang|124 Arcen en Velden.ogg}}; {{langx|li|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.

Population centres

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,{{cite book|last=Vrielinck|first=Sven|title=De territoriale indeling van België (1795-1963)|publisher=Leuven University Press|location=Leuven|year=2000|volume=1|pages=274|isbn=978-90-6186-938-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_vZruaSH9QC&q=%22arcen%22+belgi%C3%AB&pg=PA274|accessdate=20 November 2009}} 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.{{cite book|last=op den Camp|first=Rico|title=Images of the nation: different meanings of Dutchness 1870-1940|publisher=Rodopi|year=1993|pages=84|chapter=Towards one nation|isbn=978-90-5183-430-7|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxD0nFdlnUsC&q=%22limburg%22+1830+1839&pg=PA84|accessdate=20 November 2009|quote=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.}} Since 1839, it is part of the Netherlands.[http://www.arcenenvelden.nl ArcenEnVelden.nl - intro pagina] 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.

References

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External links

[http://www.arcenenvelden.nl Official Website]

Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2010

Category:Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)

Category:Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)

Category:Venlo