Roermond
Remunj / Remuunj (Limburgish) | |
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City and municipality | |
 Roermond in 2011 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: | |
.svg) Location in Limburg | |
  Roermond Location within the Netherlands  Roermond Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′N 5°59′E / 51.200°N 5.983°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Rianne Donders-de Leest (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.05 km2 (27.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 60.81 km2 (23.48 sq mi) |
| • Water | 10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 58,763 |
| • Density | 966/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Roermondenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6040–6049, 6070–6071 |
| Area code | 0475 |
| Website | www |
Roermond (Dutch pronunciation: [ruːrˈmɔnt] ; Limburgish: Remunj [ʀəˈmʏɲ] or Remuunj [ʀəˈmyːɲ]) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received town rights in 1231. Roermond's town centre has become a designated conservation area.
Through the centuries, the town has filled the role of commercial centre and a principal town in the duchy of Guelders. Since 1559, it has served as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond. The skyline of the town is dominated by the towers of its two churches, St. Christopher's Cathedral and Roermond Minster ("Munsterkerk" in Dutch). In addition to the churches, the town centre has many significant buildings and monuments.
- ^ "Peter Cammaert" (in Dutch). Gemeente Roermond. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6041TG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.