Kerkrade
Kirchroa (Kirchröadsj plat) | |
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![]() Kerkrade city hall | |
![]() Location in Limburg | |
Coordinates: 50°52′N 6°4′E / 50.867°N 6.067°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Petra Dassen-Housen (CDA) |
Area | |
• Total | 22.15 km2 (8.55 sq mi) |
• Land | 21.91 km2 (8.46 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 45,442 |
• Density | 2,074/km2 (5,370/sq mi) |
Demonym | Kerkradenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 6460–6471 |
Area code | 045 |
Website | www |
Kerkrade (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɛrkˌraːdə] ; Ripuarian: Kirchroa; Limburgish: Kirkraoj; German: Kerkrade or Kirchrath)[5] is a town and a municipality in the southeast of Limburg, the southernmost province of the Netherlands. It forms part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration.
Kerkrade is the western half of a divided city; it was part of the German town of Herzogenrath until the Congress of Vienna in 1815 drew the current Dutch-German border and separated the towns.[6] This means that the eastern end of the city marks the international border.
The two towns, including outlying suburban settlements, have a population approaching 100,000, of which nearly 47,000 are in Kerkrade.
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