 Roermond Town Hall | ||
| Roermond | ||
| province | Limburg | |
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| Residents | 57.308 (2016) | |
| Tourist info | 31 (0)475-335847 http://www.vvvmiddenlimburg.nl | |
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Roermond is a city in the Netherlands and lies at the mouth of the Rur in the Meuse. The place name becomes "Ruhr-mOnd "pronounced.
background
Roermond lies at the mouth of the Rur in the Meuse .
Neighboring municipalities:
- In Limburg (Netherlands): Beesel, Leudal, Maasgouw, Broerdalen.
- At the Lower Rhine (Germany): Bruggen, Niederkrüchten
Rourmond used to be a Hanseatic town and belonged to the county of Gelre in the Middle Ages. Today Roermond is known as the episcopal city of Limburg. In the city center you will find many churches, interesting buildings and cozy places that invite you to relax after shopping.
getting there
By plane
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (40 km away; 3/4 hour journey by train)
- Weeze Airport (55 km)
- Düsseldorf International Airport (60 km; 2 hours about Dusseldorf and Venlo)
- At the regional airport Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach no regular service can be detected.
- Kempen Airport in Budel, North Brabant is suitable for small machines and important for business flights. (30 km away, train stop Weert)
By train
- Roermond is supported by the IC (from Heerlen, out Amsterdam above Utrecht) and regional transport (Nijmegen above Venlo, Maastricht) served. Most connections from Germany lead over Venlo; out Aachen one drives over Heerlen. Connections off Belgium and Luxembourg lead over Liege and Maastricht, from Antwerp you drive over faster Eindhoven. Is the operator of the long-haul routes Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the regional routes Veolia Transport.
- Other train stations are of interest to cyclists: Venlo, 25 km, and Heerlen, 35 km, with direct connections from Germany; Eindhoven, 45 km
- The German route network begins in Wegberg-Dalheim 10 km away. Unfortunately, this route, which connected Antwerp to the Rhineland as the Iron Rhine, is interrupted in the Vlodrop-Roermond section on the Dutch side. Is more important Mönchengladbach; IC and ICE run in Aachen and Dusseldorf about 50 km away.
- The Belgian route network begins in Genk, about 80 km away.
By bus
The Dutch bus company Arriva maintains a regular bus connection to Heinsberg.[1] Bus traffic between Mönchengladbach and Roermond via the border town of Elmpt has been discontinued. Several times a day you can take the Flixbus to and from the outlet center from / to Düsseldorf (Cologne) and Eindhoven as well as to Antwerp, Aachen, Maastricht, among others.
In the street
The German A52 leads directly to the city center of Roermond.
By boat
- The Meuse and navigable canals pass Roermond. There are mooring options for pleasure craft.
By bicycle
mobility
The city center is relatively small and easy to explore on foot. But there are also some buses. Like almost all cities in the Netherlands, Roermond is particularly bike-friendly.
Tourist Attractions
Parks / landscape
- De Meinweg National Park, Herkenbosch district. Heathland.
- 3 Hillenraad Castle (Hillenraad Castle).
A little further afield is the historic Hillenraad Castle, which is worth seeing and not open to visitors, but has a beautiful park.
activities
hike
Roermond is on Pieterpad.
water sports
shop
Like most Dutch small and medium-sized towns, Roermond has a neat pedestrian zone. All industries are here, including the large department store chains (V&D, HEMA, C&A etc.), represented. The first Sunday of the month is open for business.
- Designer outlet center. Branded clothing, shoes, household goods.Open: also on Sundays on public holidays.
- Retail park. Grocery, drugstore, home appliances and consumer electronics.
kitchen
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medium
Upscale
nightlife
accommodation
Camping / RV
- 1 Camperplaats Helenawerf, Maasboulevard 101, 6041 LX Roermond (at a marina on the site of a boatyard in close proximity to the old town). 20 parking spaces, electricity, VE. Open February 1st to December 1st, maximum.Price: € 10.50 per apartment, € 1.00 per person, € 1.25 electricity flat rate. 2 nights maximum.
- Several campsites west of the Meuse in the Maasplassen
Cheap
medium
Upscale
Learn
Work
security
health
In the Netherlands, non-prescription drugs are not bought in pharmacies, but in drugstores and larger grocery stores.
Practical advice
Mobile phone networks are maintained by KPN (a telecommunications company that emerged from the Dutch Post), Vodafone and T-Mobile, and UMTS in the city center.
trips
literature
Web links
http://www.roermond.nl/english - Official website of Roermond
Individual evidence
- ↑Roermond - Heinsberg. In: 64 route, 2020. From Moovit.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
