Roerdalen
Roerdale | |
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![]() Church in Melick | |
![]() Location in Limburg | |
Coordinates: 51°9′N 6°0′E / 51.150°N 6.000°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Established | 1 January 1991 |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Monique de Boer-Beerta (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 88.79 km2 (34.28 sq mi) |
• Land | 88.21 km2 (34.06 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 20,580 |
• Density | 233/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 6060–6065, 6074–6077 |
Area code | 0475 |
Website | www |
Roerdalen (Dutch: [ruːrˈdaːlə(n)] ; Limburgish: Roerdale [ʀuːʀˈdaːlə]) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of January 2021, it had about 20580 inhabitants and borders Germany.
Roerdalen is the renaming of the municipality of Melick en Herkenbosch in 1993.