Landgraaf

For the comital title rendered in Dutch as Landgraaf, see Landgrave.
Landgraaf
Lankgraaf
Municipality
Watermill at Strijthagen castle
Watermill at Strijthagen castle
Flag of Landgraaf
Flag
Coat of arms of Landgraaf
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Landgraaf in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°54′N 6°1′E / 50.900°N 6.017°E / 50.900; 6.017
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorRichard de Boer (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total
24.67 km2 (9.53 sq mi)
 • Land24.58 km2 (9.49 sq mi)
 • Water0.09 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
161 m (528 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
37,262
 • Density1,516/km2 (3,930/sq mi)
DemonymLandgravenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6370–6374
Area code045
Websitewww.landgraaf.nl

Landgraaf (Dutch: [ˈlɑntxraːf] ⓘ; Limburgish: Lankgraaf [ˈlɑŋkxʀaːf]) is a municipality in southeastern Limburg, Netherlands, forming part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration. SnowWorld is the largest indoor ski piste in Europe.

Population centres

  • Nieuwenhagen
  • Schaesberg
  • Ubach over Worms

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Landgraaf, June 2015

Attractions

A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in Schaesberg, a town in Landgraaf.

Landgraaf is home to the largest indoor ski piste in Europe, called SnowWorld.[5]

Notable natives

Annemarie Mol, 2012
  • Johan Kremers (born 1933 in Nieuwenhagen) a Queen's Commissioner of Limburg from 1977 to 1990
  • Harry Kempen (1937 in Nieuwenhagen – 2000) a cultural psychologist and academic
  • Joep Lange (1954 in Nieuwenhagen – 2014) a Dutch clinical researcher in HIV therapy, International AIDS Society from 2002 to 2004
  • Annemarie Mol (born 1958 in Schaesberg) a Dutch ethnographer, philosopher and academic
  • Henk Blezer (born 1961 in Schaesberg) a Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies
  • Sharon Walraven (born 1970 in Schaesberg) a Dutch wheelchair tennis player, silver medallist at the 2000 Paralympics and gold medallist at the 2008 Paralympics
  • Carach Angren (formed 2003 in Landgraaf) is a symphonic black metal band

See also

  • List of mayors of Landgraaf
  • Woonhuis Broekhuizenstraat, Landgraaf
    Woonhuis Broekhuizenstraat, Landgraaf
  • Im Freizeitpark - Mondo Verde
    Im Freizeitpark - Mondo Verde
  • Pastorie Nieuwenhagerheide Hoogstraat
    Pastorie Nieuwenhagerheide Hoogstraat
  • Im Freizeitpark - Mondo Verde
    Im Freizeitpark - Mondo Verde
  • Grensstraat 129 gevel, Landgraaf-Waubach
    Grensstraat 129 gevel, Landgraaf-Waubach

References

  1. ^ "Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Landgraaf. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6371LA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ Snow World Landgraaf
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