Kerkrade is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... Capital Maastricht Queens Commissioner L.J.P.M. (Leon) Frissen Religion (1999) Protestant 3% Catholic 80% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ...

Population centres

• Eygelshoven
• Kerkrade
• Kaalheide
• Bleyerheide
• Spekholzerheide
• Terwinselen
• Holz
• Rolduckerveld
• Hopel
• Chèvremont
• Haanrade

Little village with two mines: Laura and Julia. ...

History

The history of Kerkrade is closely linked with that of the adjacent town of Herzogenrath, just across the German border^[1]. Herzogenrath began as a settlement, called Rode, near the river Worm (or Würm in German) in the 11th century. In 1104 Augustinian monks founded an abbey, called or Kloosterrade, to the west of this settlement. Herzogenrath is a town in the district of Aachen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... See also Wurm (disambiguation) Wurm (German, in Dutch: Worm) is a river in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia). ... The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...

It was called 's-Hertogenrode or 's-Hertogenrade (Dutch: the Duke's Rode) after the duchy of Brabant took controle over the region; in French it was called Rolduc (Rode-le-duc). As is the case for many parts of the Southern Netherlands, the place changed hands several times in the last few centuries. It was under Spanish control from 1661, Austrian between 1713 and 1785 and French between 1795 and 1813. In 1815, when the kingdom of the Netherlands was formed (see Vienna Congress), the border was drawn through Herzogenrath, the western part being Kerkrade. Brabant is a former duchy in the Low Countries, and a former province of Belgium. ... The Southern Netherlands were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1579-1713), Austria (Austrian Netherlands, 1713-1794) and France (1794-1815). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Congress of Vienna (October 1, 1814 - June 9, 1815) was a conference between ambassadors from the major powers in Europe that was chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and held in Vienna, Austria. ...

In the 18th century the monks of Rolduc began small-scale coal mines. More modern exploitation by others started in 1860, causing Kerkrade to grow significantly. When the Willem Sophia mine was opened around 1900, the town grew even more rapidly, absorbing old villages like Chèvremont. In the decades following 1960, all the mines in Limburg were closed. Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the Earth for use as fuel. ...

One of the oldest buildings in the municipality is Oud Ehrenstein, a castle the origins of which lie in the 14th century.

Nieuwstraat

One part of the border between the Netherlands and Germany runs along the middle of the street Nieuwstraat/Neustraße. Because of relatively unrestricted cross-border travel within the European Union, this border was for many years marked only with a low wall, about 30cm high, running along the length of the street. There was a separate 2-way road on each side, and cars had to pass through the official crossing points, but pedestrians could readily step over the wall (although there were signs informing of the border). In 1991, it was decided to remove the wall completely. Nieuwstraat/Neustraße is now a single two-way road, with the extra space now occupied with trees and bicycle lanes. The border is unmarked, and is crossed even when going round a roundabout or overtaking a vehicle. (See Schengen treaty.) Schengen Treaty members are in dark blue, while signatories (where it is not yet implemented) are in light blue. ...

Transportation

Train stations: Kerkrade Centrum (krd), Chevremont (cvm), Eygelshoven (egh). Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ...

Miscellaneous information

The building of a dam in the Anstel, a brook flowing west of Kerkrade, has led to the formation of a reservoir with an area of about 20 ha. This and its surroundings are very rich in flora and fauna.

Kerkrade is the home of the soccer club Roda JC. Roda JC is a Dutch football club located in Kerkrade, a place in the south of The Netherlands near the German border. ...

References

1. ^  Stenvert, R. et al. (2003). Monumenten in Nederland: Limburg, p. 173–178. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. ISBN 90-400-9623-6.

External links

• Official Website
• Encyclopedia on Kerkrade (Dutch) - a wiki using MediaWiki 1.52

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