Voerendaal (; li, Voelender) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

and a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...

in the southeastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Population centres

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Voerendaal, June 2015''

History

The Romans left the ruins from a Roman

villa rustica Villa rustica () was the term used by the ancient Romans to denote a farmhouse or villa set in the countryside and with an agricultural section, which applies to the vast majority of Roman villas. In some cases they were at the centre of a large ...

as a legacy. In 1049

pope Leo IX Pope Leo IX (21 June 1002 – 19 April 1054), born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054. Leo IX is considered to be one of the most historically ...

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 Marl is an earthy material rich in carbonate minerals, clays, and silt. When hardened into rock, this becomes marlstone. It is formed in marine or freshwater environments, often through the activities of algae. Marl makes up the lower part ...

(mergel in Dutch) and

coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when ...

Transportation

Railway Station: Klimmen-Ransdaal, Voerendaal

Notable people

Roel Brouwers Roel Brouwers (; born 28 November 1981) is a Dutch former footballer who last played for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eredivisie. Club career Brouwers played the majority of his professional career in Germany. He started at hometown amateur sid ...

(born 1981) a Dutch former footballer with 289 club caps, lived in Voerendaal while playing for Borussia Monchengladbach

Gallery

File:Voerendaal, de Sint-Laurentiuskerk RM37884 IMG 8265 2021-02-21 13.24.jpg, Church: Sint Laurentiuskerk File:Voerendaal-Verzetsmonument bij de kerk (2).JPG, Monument near church File:Cortenbach (21).JPG, Cortenbach Castle File:Voerendaal-Kasteel Rivieren (9).JPG, Rivieren Castle - Voerendaal

References

External links

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Official website
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) South Limburg (Netherlands) {{LimburgNL-geo-stub