Margraten

Margraten
Mergraote (Limburgish)
Village and former municipality
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Coat of arms of Margraten
Margraten is located in Netherlands
Margraten
Margraten
Location in the Netherlands
Margraten is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Margraten
Margraten
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°49′N 5°49′E / 50.817°N 5.817°E / 50.817; 5.817
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg (Netherlands)
MunicipalityEijsden-Margraten
Area
 • Total
7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Elevation170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
3,425
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6269[1]
Dialing code043

Margraten (Dutch: [mɑrˈɣraːtə(n)] ; Limburgish: Mergraote) is a village and a former municipality in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.

On 1 January 2011 this former municipality merged with a neighbouring one, which resulted in the new Eijsden-Margraten municipality.

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6269AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.