Landgraaf
For the comital title rendered in Dutch as Landgraaf, see Landgrave.
| Landgraaf Lankgraaf | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Watermill at Strijthagen castle | |||
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.svg.png) Location in Limburg | |||
| Coordinates: 50°54′N 6°1′E / 50.900°N 6.017°ECoordinates: 50°54′N 6°1′E / 50.900°N 6.017°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Limburg | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Raymond Vlecken (CDA) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 24.66 km2 (9.52 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 24.58 km2 (9.49 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.08 km2 (0.03 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 161 m (528 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 37,468 | ||
| • Density | 1,524/km2 (3,950/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Landgravenaar | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 6370–6374 | ||
| Area code | 045 | ||
| Website |
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Landgraaf (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɑntxraːf]; Limburgish: Lankgraaf) is a municipality in southeastern Limburg, Netherlands.
Population centres
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Landgraaf, June 2015
Special information
A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in Schaesberg, a town in Landgraaf.
Landgraaf is also home to the largest indoor ski piste in Europe, called Snow World.[5]
Notable natives
- Carach Angren, symphonic black metal band
- Harry Kempen, cultural psychologist
- Johan Kremers, former Queen's Commissioner of Limburg
See also
References
- ↑ "Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Landgraaf. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6371LA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ Snow World
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landgraaf. |
Landgraaf travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official website
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Brunssum | Übach-Palenberg (DE-NW) | | |
| Heerlen |  |
Herzogenrath (DE-NW) | ||
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