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Roermond

Roermond
Remunj
City and municipality
Roermond in 2011
Roermond in 2011
Flag of Roermond
Flag
Coat of arms of Roermond
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Roermond in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°12′N 5°59′E / 51.200°N 5.983°E / 51.200; 5.983Coordinates: 51°12′N 5°59′E / 51.200°N 5.983°E / 51.200; 5.983
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Rianne Donders-de Leest (CDA)
Area
 • Total 71.10 km2 (27.45 sq mi)
 • Land 60.84 km2 (23.49 sq mi)
 • Water 10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
Population (May 2014)
 • Total 57,044
 • Density 938/km2 (2,430/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Roermondenaar
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 6040–6049, 6070–6071
Area code 0475
Website www.roermond.nl

Roermond (Dutch pronunciation: [ruːrˈmɔnt]; Limburgish: Remunj) is a city, a municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.

The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the lower Roer at the east bank of the Meuse river. It received city rights in 1231. Roermond town centre has been designated as a conservation area.

Through the centuries the town has filled the role of commercial centre, principal town in the duchy of Guelders and since 1559 it has served as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond. The skyline of the historic town is dominated by the towers of its two churches: St. Christopher Cathedral and Roermond Minster or 'Munsterkerk' in Dutch. In addition to important churches, the town centre has many listed buildings and monuments.

Where before Celtic inhabitants of this region used to live on both sides of the Roer river, invading Romans built a bridge (now called the Steene Brök, or stone bridge) and founded the first town at Roermond, now a suburb called Voorstad Sint Jacob.

Around 1180–1543, Roermond belonged to the duchy of Guelders. In 1213 Roermond was destroyed by Otto IV of Brunswick, the Holy Roman Emperor and German King. By 1232 the city had been rebuilt, and was given its own seal, own reign, own mint, and its own court.

The first mention of the monastery of the Franciscan Friars Minor, the Minderbroederklooster, was in 1309. In 1361, the Chapter of the Holy Spirit moved from St. Odiliënberg to Roermond.


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