Sittard

Sittard
Zitterd
City
The Markt (market square) of Sittard
The Markt (market square) of Sittard
Flag of Sittard
Coat of arms of Sittard
Location of Sittard
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
COROPSouth Limburg
MunicipalitySittard-Geleen
Population
 (1 January 2011)
37,730
Dialling code046
Major roadsN276, N294, N297
St Michael's Church on Sittard's market square.

Sittard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪtɑrt]; Limburgish: Zitterd [ˈzɪtəʀt]) is a city in the Netherlands, situated in the southernmost province of Limburg.

The town is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen and has almost 37,500 inhabitants in 2016.[1]

In its east, Sittard borders the German municipality of Selfkant (in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia).

The city centre is located at 45 m above sea level.

  1. ^ "Gemeente Dashboard". sittard-geleen.incijfers.nl. Retrieved 2019-06-15.