Editing Roermond (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:Roermond-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg|thumb|Dutch Topographic map of Roermond (town), as of March 2014]]
Roermond is situated in the middle of the province of [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]], which is bordered by the river Maas to the west and Germany to the east.

=== Population centres ===
The community of Roermond consists of the following population centres:

{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
*Roermond
*[[Asenray]]
*[[Asselt]]
*[[Boukoul]]
*[[Herten, Netherlands|Herten]]
*{{ill|Leeuwen, Roermond|lt=Leeuwen|nl|Leeuwen (Roermond)}}
*[[Maasniel]]
*{{ill|Merum (Roermond)|nl}}
*{{ill|Ool|nl}}
*[[Swalmen]]
}}

===Climate===

{{Weather box 
|location = Ell (extremes 1999–)
|single line = y
|metric first = y
|Jan record high C = 15.6
|Feb record high C = 17.4
|Mar record high C = 23.2
|Apr record high C = 28.9
|May record high C = 33.1
|Jun record high C = 34.6
|Jul record high C = 39.2
|Aug record high C = 37.0 
|Sep record high C = 32.7
|Oct record high C = 25.9
|Nov record high C = 22.0 
|Dec record high C = 16.0
|Jan mean C = 3.1
|Feb mean C = 4.0
|Mar mean C = 6.4
|Apr mean C = 10.2
|May mean C = 14.2
|Jun mean C = 17.0
|Jul mean C = 18.4
|Aug mean C = 17.6
|Sep mean C = 14.9
|Oct mean C = 11.0
|Nov mean C = 7.1
|Dec mean C = 3.2
|Jan record low C = -20.8
|Feb record low C = -16.2
|Mar record low C = -13.3
|Apr record low C = -4.6
|May record low C = -0.2
|Jun record low C = 3.1
|Jul record low C = 4.5
|Aug record low C = 3.5
|Sep record low C = 0.4
|Oct record low C = -6.4
|Nov record low C = -6.7
|Dec record low C = -15.0
|source 1 = Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (1971–2000 extremes)<ref>
{{cite web
  |       url = http://www.knmi.nl/klimatologie/normalen1971-2000/per_station/stn380/5-extremen/380_extremen.pdf
  |     title = Klimaattabel Maastricht, langjarige extremen, tijdvak 1971–2000
  | publisher = Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
  |  language = nl
  |access-date = 10 September 2013
}}</ref>
}}

=== Nature and recreation ===
Roermond is encircled by a green belt, which offers many opportunities for hiking and cycling. To the east, nature reserves, such as the [[Meinweg National Park]], the valley of the [[Leu (Netherlands)|Leu]] ([[Leudal]]), and the [[Swalm]] and [[Roer]] rivers provide woodlands, heath and meadows. The Meinweg also contains a small amount of wildlife, including a small group of vipers, the only venomous snake to live in the Netherlands. To the west, the river [[Meuse]] and its lake area, known as "[[Maasplassen]]", offer opportunities for water recreation.

=== Floods ===
As a town near to and surrounded by water and close to two rivers, the [[Meuse]] and the [[Roer]], Roermond often has to defend itself against floods. The worst floods were in 1993 and 1995.

{|  class="wikitable" border="1"
|-----
! Year
! Water level ([[Normaal Amsterdams Peil|mNAP]])
! At
! Damage
! Remarks
|-
| December 1643 || 49.7 || [[Maastricht]] || || Highest level ever in [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]
|-
| December 1880 || 20.71 || Roermond || ||
|-
| March 1910 || 46.1 || Maastricht || ||
|-
| March 1920 || 20.6 || Roermond || ||
|-
| January 1926 || 42.92 || Maastricht || 80 million [[Dutch guilder]]s damage, 14,000 [[refugees]] || Largest flood disaster in Limburg, breakthrough of dikes
|-
| July 1980 || || Roermond || ||
|-
| 1984 || || Roermond || ||
|-
| December 1993 || 45.8 || [[Borgharen]] || 245 million guilders damage ||
|-
| January 1995 || 45.71 || Borgharen || 500 million guilders damage, 210,000 people evacuated || Longest high water ever in Limburg
|}