Landgraaf
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| Landgraaf Lankgraaf |
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| Watermill at Strijthagen castle
Watermill at Strijthagen castle
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| Location in Limburg Location in Limburg |
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Limburg | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Raymond Vlecken (CDA) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 24.66 km2 (9.52 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 24.58 km2 (9.49 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.08 km2 (0.03 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 161 m (528 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 37,468 | ||
| • Density | 1,524/km2 (3,950/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Landgravenaar | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 6370–6374 | ||
| Area code | 045 | ||
| Website | www |
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Landgraaf (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɑntxraːf] (
listen); Limburgish: Lankgraaf) is a municipality in southeastern Limburg, Netherlands.
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Population centres
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Landgraaf, June 2015
Special information
A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in Schaesberg, a town in Landgraaf.
Landgraaf is also home to the largest indoor ski piste in Europe, called Snow World.[5]
Notable natives
- Carach Angren, symphonic black metal band
- Harry Kempen, cultural psychologist
- Johan Kremers, former Queen's Commissioner of Limburg
See also
References
External links
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