Dilsen-Stokkem (; ; ) is a

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and

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located in the Belgian province of

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

. On 1 January 2018, Dilsen-Stokkem had a total population of 20,454. The total area is 65.61 km² which gives a

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of 312 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Dilsen, Elen, Lanklaar, Rotem, and Stokkem.

Notable people of Dilsen-Stokkem

Luca Brecel Luca Brecel (; born 8 March 1995) is a Belgian professional snooker player. A four-time snooker world rankings, ranking event winner, Brecel is a former World Snooker Championship, World Snooker Champion, having won the 2023 World Snooker Champ ...

(born 8 March 1995), professional

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player, 2023 World Snooker Champion * Sonja Doumen (

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1968) * Jacky Mathijssen (born 20 July 1963),

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player and manager * Jos Vaessen (born 21 March 1944)

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Limburg (Belgium) {{LimburgBE-geo-stub