Brunssum
Broensem | |
|---|---|
 Vijverpark (Pond park) in Brunssum centre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Limburg | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°58′E / 50.950°N 5.967°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Gerd Leers (acting) (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.09 km2 (0.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 27,670 |
| • Density | 1,604/km2 (4,150/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Brunsummer |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6440–6446 |
| Area code | 045 |
| Website | www |
Brunssum (Dutch: [ˈbrʏnsʏm] ; Limburgish: Broensem) is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. The municipality of Brunssum has 27,670 residents as of 2021.
Brunssum was a center of coal mining until 1973.
- ^ "College en portefeuille" [Members and tasks of the executive board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Brunssum. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6444AT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.