Voerendaal
Template:Infobox settlement Voerendaal (Template:IPA; Template:Langx) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.
Population centres
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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Voerendaal, June 2015
History
[edit]The Romans left the ruins from a Roman villa rustica as a legacy. In 1049 pope Leo IX initiated the Catholic Church - Sint Laurentiuskerk. During medieval times many castles were built: Cortenbach, Haeren, Puth, Rivieren and Terworm. Also castles such as Hoenshuis and Overst Voerendaal. The area was mined for marl (mergel in Dutch) and coal.
Transportation
[edit]Railway Station:Klimmen-Ransdaal, Voerendaal
Notable people
[edit]- Roel Brouwers (born 1981) a Dutch former footballer with 289 club caps, lived in Voerendaal while playing for Borussia Monchengladbach
Gallery
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Church: Sint Laurentiuskerk
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Monument near church
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Cortenbach Castle
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Rivieren Castle - Voerendaal
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References
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