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Roermond

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Town and municipality
Roermond in 2011
Roermond in 2011
Flag of Roermond
Flag
 Coat of arms of Roermond
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Roermond in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 57,044
 • Density 938/km2 (2,430/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Roermondenaar
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6040–6049, 6070–6071
Area code 0475

Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.

Roermond is an historically important town, on the lower Roer at the east bank of the Meuse river. It received town rights in 1231. Roermond town centre has been designated as a conservation area.

Through the centuries the town has filled the role of commercial centre, principal town in the duchy of Guelders and since 1559 it has served as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond. The skyline of the historic town is dominated by the towers of its two churches: St. Christopher Cathedral and Roermond Minster or 'Munsterkerk' in Dutch. In addition to important churches, the town centre has many listed buildings and monuments.

Images for kids

  • RoermondRathuis

    French troops in Roermond, 1793

  • Market - Roermond - the Netherlands

    Richard Lovett (1887), Marketplace in Roermond

  • Exterieur OVERZICHT (NA OORLOGSSCHADE), REPRODUCTIE VAN DIA, NUMMER 2235 - Roermond - 20297019 - RCE

    Roermond in 1945 with the heavily damaged St. Christopher's Cathedral in the background

  • Roermond-plaats-OpenTopo

    Dutch Topographic map of Roermond (town), as of March 2014

  • Roermond, de Natalinitoren en de Sint-Christoffelkathedraal RM32552 vanaf de brug over de Maas foto6 2017-05-10 18.27

    The Natalini tower and the cathedral in the background

  • Roermond Münsterkirche

    Munsterkerk in 2008

  • Station Roermond

    Roermond railway station in 2007

  • Christus carthusian

    Portrait of a Carthusian, 1446; Denis the Carthusian

  • Marleen Gorris (1982)

    Marleen Gorris, 1982

  • Wassen 2009 US Open

    Rogier Wassen, 2009

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