Arcen en Velden
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Arcen en Velden Árse en Velde (Limburgish) | |
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Former Municipality | |
 Castle Arcen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 51°27′N 6°11′E / 51.450°N 6.183°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Area (2006) | |
| • Total | 41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi) |
| • Land | 39.68 km2 (15.32 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| • Total | 8,788 |
| • Density | 221/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Arcen en Velden (Dutch: [ˈɑrsə(n) ɛɱ ˈvɛldə(n)] ; Limburgish: Árse en Velde) is a former town and former municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, now part of the municipality and city of Venlo. It is situated in the province of Limburg.
Population centres
[edit]History
[edit]The villages which now form Arcen en Velden have been occupied or ruled by different countries over the centuries, including Spain during the Eighty Years' War, Prussia,[1] Austria, and France during the reign of Napoleon. From 1830 until 1839, the villages together with most of Limburg were a part of the newly independent Belgium.[2] Since 1839, it is part of the Netherlands.[3] As of 1 January 2010, the (now former) municipality of Arcen en Velden, has become incorporated with the municipality and city of Venlo, situated to the south of the (now former) town.
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Vrielinck, Sven (2000). De territoriale indeling van België (1795-1963). Vol. 1. Leuven: Leuven University Press. p. 274. ISBN 978-90-6186-938-2. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ op den Camp, Rico (1993). "Towards one nation". Images of the nation: different meanings of Dutchness 1870-1940. Rodopi. p. 84. ISBN 978-90-5183-430-7. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
Between 1830 and 1839, the year of the final settlement of the Dutch-Belgian border dispute, Limburg was under Belgian rule, except for the city of Maastricht, which was held by a Dutch garrison.
- ^ ArcenEnVelden.nl - intro pagina
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51°27′N 6°11′E / 51.450°N 6.183°E
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