Brunssum

Brunssum
Broensem
Vijverpark (Pond park) in Brunssum centre
Vijverpark (Pond park) in Brunssum centre
Flag of Brunssum
Coat of arms of Brunssum
Highlighted position of Brunssum in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°58′E / 50.950°N 5.967°E / 50.950; 5.967
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorGerd Leers (acting) (CDA)
Area
 • Total17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi)
 • Land17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
 • Water0.09 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Elevation81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total27,670
 • Density1,604/km2 (4,150/sq mi)
DemonymBrunsummer
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6440–6446
Area code045
Websitewww.brunssum.nl
Brunssum, townhall

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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6444AT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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