Rosendaël
{{for|the place in the Netherlands|Roosendaal}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Rosendaël
|image coat of arms = Coat of Arms of Rosendaël.svg
|image coat of arms size =
|image = Mairie de Rosendaël.JPG
|caption = Town hall annex
|arrondissement = Dunkirk
|canton = Dunkerque-2
|INSEE = 59510
|postal code = 59240
|commune = Dunkirk
|coordinates = {{coord|51.0413|2.4037|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m =
|elevation min m =
|elevation max m =
|area km2 = 3.97
|population = 18272
|population date = 1999
}}
Rosendaël ({{IPA|fr|ʁozɑ̃dal}}; {{langx|nl|Rozendaal}}; {{langx|vls|Rozendoale}}; French Flemish: {{lang|vls|Roozendaele}}; meaning "rose valley") is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. In 1971 it was merged into Dunkirk.{{Cassini-Ehess|29680|Rosendaël}} It currently has 18,272 inhabitants (an almost ten-fold increase since 1825) in an area of 3.97 km2.
Heraldry
{{Blazon-arms
| img1=Blason_de_la_ville_de_Rosendaël_(59)_Nord-France.svg
| legend1=Arms of Rosendaël
| text=The arms of Rosendaël are blazoned :
D'azur à la Rose d'Argent
}}
Rosendaël also has its own flag, Barry of 6 gules and vert
File:Coat of Arms of Rosendaël.svg|Grandes armes de Rosendaël.
File:Drapeau de la commune de Rosendaël (59) Nord-France.svg|Flag of Rosendaël
File:DrapeauRosendael.JPG|Flag of Rosendaëlsur dam
See also
- Communes of the Nord department
- Roosendael Abbey in Antwerp, Belgium
- Roosendaal, city in North Brabant, Netherlands
- Rozendaal, South Holland, town in the Netherlands
- Rozendaal, town in Gelderland, Netherlands
- Jack Rosendaal (born 1973), Dutch decathlete
References
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