Brunssum
Broensem | |
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Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°58′E / 50.950°N 5.967°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Gerd Leers (acting) (CDA) |
Area | |
• Total | 17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi) |
• Land | 17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.09 km2 (0.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 27,670 |
• Density | 1,604/km2 (4,150/sq mi) |
Demonym | Brunsummer |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 6440–6446 |
Area code | 045 |
Website | www |
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.