Arcen (; li, Árse) is a village in the
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province of
Limburg
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. In 2010, it became part of the municipality of
Venlo
Venlo () is a city and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg, about 50 km east of the city of Eindhoven, 65 km north east of the provincial capital Maastricht, a ...
. Previously, it had been part of the municipality of
Arcen en Velden
Arcen en Velden (; li, 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
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and the seat of the town hall ().
In 2001, Arcen had 1884 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.39 km
2, and contained 747 residences.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.]
In December 2009, the last month before merging with the city of Venlo, the municipality of Arcen en Velden had 8671 inhabitants.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Retrieved on 6 March 2019.]
Its location on the river Maas (
Meuse
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a t ...
) makes it a popular tourist attraction. It is wedged in between Germany in the east and the river Maas in the west. National Park de Hamert lies just north of Arcen. Historic buildings include the 'Schanstoren' (Schans Tower) and the castle as well as century old houses in the village itself. The town hall is of a Traditionalist 20th century design by
A.J. Kropholler while the church was designed in a similar style by
H.W. Valk. Outside the centre are the
Hertog Jan beer brewery and the 'De IJsvogel' distillery, which is located in a historic water mill and produces jenever (gin), bitters and liquors.
Near Arcen lies the only preserved fortress built to protect the
Fossa Eugeniana
The Fossa Eugeniana or Spanish Rhine-Maas canal was a large-scale ambitious project of the Spanish-Dutch Eighty Years' War planned by the then Spanish regent in Brussels, Isabella Clara Eugenia, after whom it was named, during the years 1626– ...
, a canal built between 1625 and 1629 to connect the rivers Rhine and Maas.
Arcen has a thermal bath and various holiday parks.
Arcen's 'Kasteeltuinen' (castle gardens) went bankrupt in 2012.
Arcen is the birthplace of former Dutch soccer international
Stan Valckx.
Gallery
Image:Arcen, voormalig stadhuis in straatzicht foto2 2010-06-21 17.29.JPG, Arcen, former town hall
Image:Arcen, kerk foto6 2010-06-21 17.35.JPG, Arcen, church
Climate
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Castle Gardens
Boroughs of Venlo
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Spa towns in the Netherlands
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