Vlodrop ( li, Vlórp, ) is a village in the south-eastern part of The Netherlands in the municipality of
Roerdalen
Roerdalen (; li, Roerdale ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of , it had about inhabitants and borders Germany.
Roerdalen is the renaming of the municipality of Melick en Herkenbosch in 1993.
...
. The village is situated near the German border, about 8 km southeast of
Roermond
Roermond (; li, Remunj or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received town rights in 1231. Roer ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in 943 as Flothorp. The etymology is unclear. Vlodorp developed in the Middle Ages. In 1277, it became part of the
Duchy of Gelre.
The Catholic St Martinus Church is a three aisled basilica-like church built between 1929 and 1930. It was severely damaged in 1945. The church was restored between 1946 and 1947, and the tower was rebuilt in 1954.
Castle Steenhuis is a manor house surrounded by a moat built in 1664 as a replacement of the medieval castle.
In 1879,
Vlodrop-station
Vlodrop-station ( Limburgish and town dialect: Vlórp-Statie) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on the German border, about east of the village Vlodrop, in the municipality of Roerdalen.
The hamlet is named after the ...
opened on the
Iron Rhine
The Iron Rhine or Steel Rhine ( nl, IJzeren Rijn; german: Eiserner Rhein) is a partially nonoperational freight railway connecting the port of Antwerp (Belgium) and Mönchengladbach (Germany) by way of Neerpelt and the Dutch towns of Weert and ...
railway line. The line closed in 1944.
Vlodrop was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with
Melick en Herkenbosch
Melick en Herkenbosch is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It covered the villages of Melick and Herkenbosch.
In 1991, the municipality merged with Vlodrop, and in 1993, it changed its name to Roerdalen
Roerdalen (; li, Roe ...
.
In 1990,
, founder of the
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation (TM) is a form of silent mantra meditation advocated by the Transcendental Meditation movement. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi created the technique in India in the mid-1950s. Advocates of TM claim that the technique promotes a ...
program, moved his headquarters to the grounds of the former monastery,
Kolleg St. Ludwig
Kolleg St. Ludwig is a Maharishi European Research University (MERU) campus located in Vlodrop, The Netherlands. It was originally built in 1909, used as a Franciscan friary and boarding school and purchased by the Maharishi Foundation in 1984. Th ...
and it became the home of
Maharishi European Research University
Transcendental Meditation in education (also known as Consciousness-Based Education) is the application of the Transcendental Meditation technique in an educational setting or institution. These educational programs and institutions have been found ...
.
The world-famous roller coaster manufacturer
Vekoma
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing is a Dutch amusement ride manufacturer. Vekoma is syllabic abbreviation of Veld Koning Machinefabriek (Veld Koning Machine Factory) which was established in 1926 by Hendrik op het Veld.
History
The company originally ...
is based in Vlodrop.
Gallery
Image:Kolleg St Ludwig02.jpg, Kolleg St. Ludwig
File:Autumn in Maharishis Garden (8171695143).jpg, Gardens in Kolleg St. Ludwig
Image:Vlodrop, monumentaal pand foto5 2011-03-22 12.06.JPG, Monumental house
File:Gevel verpleeghuis Aan de Tram in Vlodrop.jpg, Retirement home
References
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Roerdalen
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