Roerdalen
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Roerdalen
| native_name = {{native name|li|Roerdale|icon=no}}
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Church in Melick, Limburg, NL.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Church in Melick
| image_flag = Flag of Roerdalen.svg
| flag_size = 100x67px
| flag_alt =
| image_shield = Roerdalen wapen.svg
| shield_size = 100x80px
| shield_alt =
| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 1669 (2009).svg
| map_alt = Highlighted position of Roerdalen in a municipal map of Limburg
| map_caption = Location in Limburg
| pushpin_map =Netherlands
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands
| pushpin_label_position =
| coordinates = {{coord|51|9|N|6|0|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Limburg
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1 January 1991
| government_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.roerdalen.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/samenstelling_42449/
|title = Samenstelling college B&W
|trans-title=Members of the board of mayor and aldermen
|language = Dutch
|author =
|date =
|publisher = Gemeente Roerdalen
|accessdate = 21 November 2013}}
| governing_body = Municipal council
| leader_party = VVD
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Monique de Boer-Beerta
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}
| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Roerdalen}}
| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Roerdalen}}
| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Roerdalen}}
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title = Postcodetool for 6077CG
|trans-title=|language = Dutch
|author =
|date =
|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
|accessdate = 21 November 2013}}
| elevation_m = 28
| elevation_max_footnotes =
| elevation_max_m =
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| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}
| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Roerdalen}}
| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Roerdalen}}
| population_demonym =
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 6060–6065, 6074–6077
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 0475
| website = {{URL|1=http://www.roerdalen.nl}}
| footnotes =
}}
Roerdalen ({{IPA|nl|ruːrˈdaːlə(n)|lang|154 Roerdalen.ogg}}; {{langx|li|Roerdale}} {{IPA|li|ʀuːʀˈdaːlə|}}) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}, it had about {{Dutch municipality population|Roerdalen}} inhabitants and borders Germany.
Roerdalen is the renaming of the municipality of Melick en Herkenbosch in 1993.
Population centres
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
- Herkenbosch
- Melick
- Montfort
- Posterholt
- Reutje
- Sint Odiliënberg
- Vlodrop
}}
=Topography=
File:Gem-Roerdalen-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Roerdalen, June 2015
Notable people
- Hubert Biermans (1864 in Herkenbosch - 1953) a Dutch and Canadian businessman
- Connie Palmen (born 1955 in Sint Odiliënberg) a Dutch author
- Geert Chatrou (born 1969 in Sint Odiliënberg) a professional whistler
- Jos Verstappen (born 1972 in Montfort) a Dutch former racing driver
- Joeri Verlinden (born 1988 in Melick) a Dutch swimmer, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Gallery
Image:Sint Odiliënberg, molen foto5 2011-03-16 11.40.JPG|Windmill (molen van Verbeek) in Sint Odiliënberg
Image:Melick2.jpg|River Roer
Image:Kolleg St.Ludwig Detail.jpg|Ruined Building detail of Kolleg St. Ludwig
File:Alleebäume bei Paarlo 2.jpg|Road between St. Odilienberg Paarlo, looking towards St. Odilienberg
File:Basilika roerdalen.jpg|Basiliek van de H.H. Wiro
File:Montfort (Roerdalen) church.JPG|Montfort church
File:Montfort (Roerdalen) Rijksmonument 30068 De Voorhof.JPG|Voorhof
File:Montfort (Roerdalen) sculpture by Nicolas van Ronkenstein.JPG|Sculpture by Nicolas van Ronkenstein
File:Montfort (Roerdalen) Rijksmonument 47063 pastorie.JPG|Montfort former vicarage.
Image:Montfort, monumentaal pand foto3 2011-03-16 12.19.JPG|Montfort former townhall
File:St.Ludwig Sued09.jpg|Vlodrop
File:Herkenbosch, de Sint Sebastianuskerk RM28550 foto4 2014-03-29 09.39.jpg|Church (de Sint Sebastianuskerk) in Herkenbosch
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{commonscat-inline}}
- {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.roerdalen.nl/ Official website]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Roerdalen
|North = Roermond
|Northeast = Niederkrüchten (DE-NW)
|Southeast = Wassenberg (DE-NW)
|South = Waldfeucht (DE-NW), Heinsberg (DE-NW)
|Southwest = Echt-Susteren
|West = Maasgouw
|Northwest =
}}
{{Dutch municipality Roerdalen}}
{{Limburg Province (Netherlands)}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1993
{{LimburgNL-geo-stub}}