Venray
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Venray Venroj |
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Venray city centre
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.svg) Location in Limburg |
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| Coordinates: 51°32′N 5°59′E / 51.533°N 5.983°ECoordinates: 51°32′N 5°59′E / 51.533°N 5.983°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Limburg | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Hans Gilissen (PvdA) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 165.00 km2 (63.71 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 163.38 km2 (63.08 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 43,215 | ||
| • Density | 265/km2 (690/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Venrayenaar, Venrayer | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 5800–5817 | ||
| Area code | 0478 | ||
| Website | www |
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Venray (old Dutch spelling: Venraij) (
pronunciation ) (Limburgish: Venroj) is a municipality and a city in Limburg, the Netherlands.
The municipality of Venray consists of 14 towns over an area of 146 km², with 43,494 inhabitants as of July 2016. About 30,000 of those inhabitants live in the city of Venray; the other 13,000 live in one of the 13 surrounding towns. After Venlo, Venray is the second biggest city in northern Limburg.
The municipality of Venray includes the towns of Blitterswijck, Castenray, Geijsteren, Heide, Leunen, Merselo, Oirlo, Oostrum, Smakt, Venray, Veulen, Vredepeel, Wanssum and Ysselsteyn.
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