Margraten
Mergraote (Limburgish) | |
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Village and former municipality | |
Coordinates: 50°49′N 5°49′E / 50.817°N 5.817°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg (Netherlands) |
Municipality | Eijsden-Margraten |
Area | |
• Total | 7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi) |
Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,425 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6269[1] |
Dialing code | 043 |
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.