Kerkrade
Kerkrade (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɛrkˌraːdə] ⓘ; Ripuarian: Kirchroa; Limburgish: Kirkraoj; German: Kerkrade or Kirchrath) is a town and a municipality in the southeast of Limburg, the southernmost province of the Netherlands. It forms part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration.
Kerkrade
Kirchroa | |
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Municipality | |
Kerkrade city hall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Limburg | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′N 6°4′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Petra Dassen-Housen (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.15 km2 (8.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 21.91 km2 (8.46 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
| • Total | 45,442 |
| • Density | 2,074/km2 (5,370/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Kerkradenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6460–6471 |
| Area code | 045 |
| Website | www |
Kerkrade is the western half of a divided city; it was part of the German town of Herzogenrath until the Congress of Vienna in 1815 drew the current Dutch-German border and separated the towns. This means that the eastern end of the city marks the international border.
The two towns, including outlying suburban settlements, have a population approaching 100,000, of which nearly 47,000 are in Kerkrade.
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