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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. Roermond's town centre has become a designated
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. Through the centuries, the town has filled the role of commercial centre and a principal town in the duchy of
Guelders The Duchy of Guelders ( nl, Gelre, french: Gueldre, german: Geldern) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries. Geography The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in pr ...
. Since 1559, it has served as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond. The skyline of the town is dominated by the towers of its two churches, St. Christopher's Cathedral and Roermond Minster ("Munsterkerk" in Dutch). In addition to the churches, the town centre has many significant buildings and monuments. It is located about 45 km south east of
Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...
, 40 km north east of Maastricht and 50 km west of Düsseldorf.


History

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ic inhabitants of this region used to live on both sides of the river Roer. Invading Romans built a bridge (now called the ''Steene Brök'', or stone bridge) and founded the first town at Roermond, now a suburb called Voorstad Sint Jacob.


Guelders

Around 1180–1543, Roermond belonged to the Duchy of Guelders. In 1213 Roermond was destroyed by
Otto IV of Brunswick Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France. He was a follower of his uncle Richard the Lionheart, who made him Count of Poitou in 11 ...
, the
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and
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. By 1232 the town had been rebuilt and was given its own seal, reign, mint, and court. The first mention of the monastery of the Franciscan Friars Minor, the Minderbroederklooster, was in 1309. In 1361, the Chapter of the Holy Spirit moved from Sint Odiliënberg to Roermond. In 1376 Roermond Charterhouse was founded. Around 1350, Roermond became the capital of the "Overkwartier van Gelre" ( Upper Quarter of Gelre). In 1388, during the
Hundred Years' War The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of France, France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French Crown, ...
, it was besieged by the French. A battle for the outer fortifications Buiten Op, destruction of these fortifications, and the old parish church followed. In 1441, Roermond became a member of the
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, and by 1472 acquired the right to mint its own coins.


Spanish Netherlands

Between 1543 and 1702 the area was part of the Spanish Netherlands. On 23 April 1568 the
Battle of Rheindalen A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...
occurred near Roermond, which signalled the start of the
Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Refo ...
. In 1572, Roermond was occupied by the Dutch William the Silent. On 23 July 1572, 13 Catholic clerics were murdered in the town of Roermond by militant Dutch
Calvinists Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Ca ...
(
Martyrs of Roermond The Martyrs of Roermond ( nl, Martelaren van Roermond) were a group of 13 Dutch Catholic clerics, secular and religious, who were murdered on 23 July 1572 in the town of Roermond by militant Dutch Calvinists during the 16th-century religious war ...
). Roermond was recaptured by the Spanish duke Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo. Under Spanish rule, Roermond became a bastion of the
Counter-Reformation The Counter-Reformation (), also called the Catholic Reformation () or the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation. It began with the Council of Trent (1545–1563) a ...
. On behalf of the Inquisition, people were encouraged to report suspects of witchcraft and heresy. In 1613, 64 witches were burnt on Galgeberg hill near the in Roermond, the largest witch trial in the Netherlands ever. In 1632 the Dutch Stadhouder
Frederik Hendrik Frederick Henry ( nl, Frederik Hendrik; 29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrecht, Guelders, Lordship of Overijss ...
conquered Roermond along with Venlo and Maastricht during his famous "March along the Meuse". Attempts in the next few years to annex
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and Brussels failed, however. The northern Dutch were disappointed by the lack of local support. The Counter-Reformation had firmly reattached the local population to Roman Catholicism, and they now distrusted the Calvinist Northerners even more than they loathed the Spanish occupiers. Between 1632 and 1637, Roermond was under the control of the Dutch Republic, and again from 1702 to 1716. Between 1716 and 1794, it was part of the Austrian Netherlands within the
Habsburg monarchy The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...
.


French Period

On 11 December 1792, during the French Revolutionary Wars, the French under General De Miranda conquered Roermond, but by 5 March 1793, the city was under Habsburg control again. The city was again occupied by the French on 5 April 1794 and officially became part of the French département Meuse-Inférieure from 1795 to 1814. In 1814, during the War of the Sixth Coalition, Roermond was liberated by the Russians.


Kingdom of the Netherlands

After the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814, Roermond became part of the new Kingdom of the Netherlands. The new province was to receive the name "Maastricht", after its capital. King William, who did not want the name Limburg to be lost, insisted that the name be changed to Limburg. As such, the name of the new province derived from the old Duchy of Limburg that had existed until 1648 within the triangle Maastricht
Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...
Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...
. When the Netherlands and Belgium separated in 1830, there was support for adding Limburg to Belgium, but in the end (1839) the province was divided in two, with the eastern part going to the Netherlands and the western part to Belgium. From then on, Dutch Limburg was, the new Duchy of Limburg, also part of the German Confederation. During World War II, the Germans occupied Roermond from 1940 to 1945. On 1 March 1945 the town was liberated by the Recce Troop of the
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during Operation Grenade. By the time of liberation, 90% of all buildings were either damaged or destroyed. Restoration returned the old town centre to its full glory. On 1 May 1988 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) killed three British airmen and injured three others in a double attack. IRA members opened fire on a car in Roermond with Royal Air Force airmen, killing Ian Shinner. Half an hour later, a second attack elsewhere, in
Nieuw-Bergen Nieuw-Bergen (; li, Ni-j-Berge ) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen (L.) and lies about 28 km north of Venlo. Nieuw-Bergen was officially founded on 9 July 1963 as the new settlement. Aft ...
, killed two British airmen and injured another. In a separate attack two years later two Australian nationals were killed. The two men were lawyers on holiday, whom the IRA shot believing they were off-duty British Army soldiers. Australian Prime Minister
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denounced the IRA explanation saying 'This sort of warped logic of war casualties adds insult to a mortal injury,' and a later Prime Minister John Howard refused to meet Gerry Adams from Sinn Féin on a visit to Australia in 2000. On 13 April 1992, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred near the town of Roermond at a focal depth of about . This earthquake was the strongest seismic event in Western Europe since 1756. Following this earthquake, the water levels of numerous wells located in the
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showed significant coseismic anomalies. The Roer Valley, which crosses three countries (Belgium, The Netherlands, and Germany), is bounded by two north-northwest, south-southeast trending Quaternary normal fault systems. The eastern boundary is defined by the Peel boundary fault, along which the 1992 Roermond earthquake occurred, and the western boundary is defined by the Feldbiss fault zone, which is partly located in Belgium. Evidence of recent tectonic activity along the Feldbiss fault zone is visible on seismic profiles that show more than 600 m of offset in Neogene deposits. Although Ahorner demonstrated the existence of the Rhenish seismic zones and recommended a comprehensive analysis of Quaternary structures and background seismicity, coseismic movements were considered to be improbable and active faults remain largely unidentified.


Geography

Roermond is situated in the middle of the province of Limburg, which is bordered by the river Maas to the west and Germany to the east.


Population centres

The community of Roermond consists of the following population centres:


Climate


Nature and recreation

Roermond is encircled by a green belt, which offers many opportunities for hiking and cycling. To the east, nature reserves, such as the Meinweg National Park, the valley of the Leu ( Leudal), and the
Swalm The Schwalm (German) or Swalm (Dutch), is a small river in Germany and the Netherlands, tributary to the river Meuse. Its source is near Wegberg, in the district Heinsberg, south-west of Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). The ...
and Roer rivers provide woodlands, heath and meadows. The Meinweg also contains a small amount of wildlife, including a small group of vipers, the only venomous snake to live in the Netherlands. To the west, the river Meuse and its lake area, known as " Maasplassen", offer opportunities for water recreation.


Floods

As a town near to and surrounded by water and close to two rivers, the Meuse and the Roer, Roermond often has to defend itself against floods. The worst floods were in 1993 and 1995.


Economy

Though Roermond grew and expanded steadily over the years, it was not until the start of the 21st century that Roermond saw another economic boost. This recent growth was mainly caused by the construction of the highway A73 circling Roermond on the east side. The highway was planned to open in January 2007 with the long
Roertunnel The Roertunnel is a 2.45 km long land tunnel in Roermond, Netherlands. Opening in 2008, it is one of the longest land tunnels for road traffic in the Netherlands. The tunnel is a part of the A73-south highway, connecting the A73-north in ...
leading traffic underneath a part of the city and the shorter Swalmertunnel underneath Swalmen. However, due to delays the tunnels only opened with a single carriageway available and frequent closures. The tunnels grew infamous during the first weeks when numerous closures due to technical problems caused constant traffic jams. The tunnels are now fully operational. Another highway connection under construction is the German autobahn A52. The last stretch from Düsseldorf to the German-Dutch border was recently completed. The highway leads from Roermond straight to Düsseldorf. , the city itself had a fairly high unemployment rate of 10.7% and the average income was lower than the national average, despite an above-average economy in the region and an influx of new residents.


Designer Outlet Roermond

Since 2001, Roermond is home to a McArthurGlen Designer Outlet, which has become one of the largest and most successful designer outlets in Europe with an average of almost six million customers per year, making it one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Netherlands. In 2017 it reached 200 shops following its latest expansion. The Designer Outlet attracts many shoppers from Germany, Belgium and China.


Crime

In 2006, Roermond was ranked as the third most criminal place in the Netherlands, outscoring Amsterdam. In 2007, Roermond managed to improve its reputation, dropping to 9th place (though this figure is combined with the district of Swalmen, which had its own score in 2006). Efforts are being put in place to limit petty crime (especially car break-ins and house burglaries). In 2013, Roermond was in 13th place.


Culture


Events

Roermond hosts several festivals, including a Liberation Day festival on 5 May and the dance festival
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.


Anthem

Roermond has had its own anthem since 1912. The text was written by A. F. van Beurden, the music is by H. Tijssen, who also composed the Limburg Anthem (''
Waar in 't bronsgroen eikenhout Limburg mijn Vaderland ("Limburg my Fatherland") is the official anthem of the two provinces of Limburg, Netherlands Limburg and Belgian Limburg. History The anthem was written by the schoolteacher Gerard Krekelberg in 1909. The music was co ...
''). In everyday life in Limburg around 1900, the Dutch language was of less importance. Everything was done in
Limburgs Limburgish ( li, Limburgs or ; nl, Limburgs ; german: Limburgisch ; french: Limbourgeois ), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a West Germanic language spoken in the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg (Netherlands), L ...
. Newspapers in the 19th century were sometimes written in German, and in some parts of Limburg German was the language used in church and education. In this time Maastricht still had a very strong connection with French-speaking areas around
Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...
. Van Beurden's poem was used to force the people of Limburg into speaking Dutch. Proof of this is the very un-Limburg part in the anthem, the reference to the Dutch Royal family. In 1900 the people in Limburg had to swear their allegiance to the Dutch royal family of the
House of Orange-Nassau The House of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: ''Huis van Oranje-Nassau'', ) is the current reigning house of the Netherlands. A branch of the European House of Nassau, the house has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherlands ...
in a "aanhankelijkheidsverklaring aan het Oranjehuis" and had to start using Dutch instead of Limburgs.


Attractions

Roermond's old town centre is home to several historic monuments, including:


Infrastructure

Access roads to Roermond have been upgraded recently, providing direct access to the Dutch and German highway networks. From north to south the A73 ( Maastricht-
Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...
) passes east of the city, partly through tunnels. Eastwards the German A52 leads to Düsseldorf. Westbound the provincial road N280 leads towards Weert and connects to the A2 towards
Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022, Roermond has a train station with quarter-hourly fast trains across the country to: * Southbound:
Sittard Sittard (; ) is a city in the Netherlands, situated in the southernmost province of Limburg. The town is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen and has almost 37.500 inhabitants in 2016. In its east, Sittard borders the German municipali ...
-Maastricht- Heerlen * Northwestbound: Weert-Eindhoven onwards to Amsterdam. In addition, there are commuter trains with half-hourly service to: * Northeastbound: Venlo-Nijmegen * Southbound: Sittard-Maastricht The municipality of
Swalmen Swalmen (; li, Zjwame ) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands. The town is situated between the German border and the river Meuse (''Maas'' in Dutch). Until 1 January 2007, Swalmen was a separate municipality, covering the villages Swalmen, ...
also has a railway station serving commuter trains on the line Roermond-Venlo twice hourly. For regional transport, there is a bus station with municipal and regional lines to nearby villages and towns. There used to be a bus service to Heinsberg in Germany, which was terminated in December 2008. There are no long-distance coach services.


Notable people


Public thinking & Public Service

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Richardis of Bavaria Richardis of Bavaria (1173 – 7 December 1231) was a German noblewoman. She was a daughter of Count Palatine Otto I of Bavaria, who later became the first Wittelsbach ''Duke'' of Bavaria, and his wife Agnes of Loon. Richardis married Otto ...
(1173–1231) a German noblewoman and abbess, daughter of Otto I, Duke of Bavaria and mother of
Gerard III, Count of Guelders Gerard III of Guelders (1185 – 22 October 1229) was the Count of Guelders and Zutphen from 1207 until his death in 1229. He was a son of Count Otto I of Guelders, and is sometimes called Gerard IV or Gerard V. Gerard married Margaretha of ...
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Gerard III, Count of Guelders Gerard III of Guelders (1185 – 22 October 1229) was the Count of Guelders and Zutphen from 1207 until his death in 1229. He was a son of Count Otto I of Guelders, and is sometimes called Gerard IV or Gerard V. Gerard married Margaretha of ...
(1185–1229) a Count of
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and Zutphen *
Denis the Carthusian Denis the Carthusian (1402–1471), also known as Denys van Leeuwen, Denis Ryckel, Dionysius van Rijkel, Denys le Chartreux (or other combinations of these terms), was a Roman Catholic theologian and mystic. Life Denis was born in 1402 in that ...
(1402–1471) a Roman Catholic theologian and mystic *
Johannes Murmellius Johannes Murmellius (c. 1480 – 2 October 1517) was a Dutch teacher and humanist, known for numerous textbooks, and his spreading of humanism, particularly in the Prince-Bishopric of Münster. Life He was born in Roermond, and was a pupil of Alex ...
(ca.1480–1517) a teacher and humanist * Jacob Chimarrhaeus (1542–1614) grand almoner to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor *
François Vincent Henri Antoine de Stuers François Vincent Henri Antoine de Stuers (29 November 1792 – 29 December 1881) was a Dutch general, commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, Indies army. Biography Napoleonic Wars and Java War De Stuers grew up in 's-Heerenberg, bec ...
(1792–1881) a Dutch general, commander of the Indies army *
Hubert Joseph Jean Lambert de Stuers Hubert Joseph Jean Lambert ridder de Stuers (November 16, 1788 in Roermond – April 13, 1861 in Maastricht) was a Dutch general and commander of the East Indies Army. Life De Stuers joined the French army as a volunteer and in 1817 he left f ...
(1788–1861) a soldier in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army * Pierre Cuypers (1827–1921) an architect * Eduard Cuypers (1859–1927) a Dutch architect in Amsterdam and the
Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...
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Richard Schoemaker Richard Leonard Arnold Schoemaker (5 October 1886 – 3 May 1942) was a Dutch Olympic fencer, engineer in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, professor of architecture at Bandung Institute of Technology and Delft University of Technology ...
(1886–1942 in Sachsenhausen) a Dutch
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fencer, engineer in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, academic architect and executed resistance group leader * Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936) Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1918/1925 * Louis Beel (1902–1977) Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1946/1948 & 1958/1959 *
Jo Cals Jozef Maria Laurens Theo "Jo" Cals (18 July 1914 – 30 December 1971) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherland ...
(1914–1971) Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1965/1966


The Arts

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Christoffel Puytlinck Christoffel Puytlinck, (Roermond, 11 November 1640 – Roermond, c. 1679) was a painter from Roermond (present-day Netherlands). He painted still lifes, chiefly gamepieces and live and dead fowl. Life and career Puytlinck was born in Roermond, L ...
(1640–1680) a still life painter *
Jan Baptist Herregouts Jan Baptist Herregouts (c. 1640 – 25 November 1721) was a Flemish painter, etcher, printmaker and brewer. He is known for his portraits, history subjects and allegorical scenes.
(1640–1721) a painter * Jan Frans van Douven (1656–1727) a painter *
Maximilian Herregouts Maximilian Herregouts (fl. 1674) was a painter from the artist family Herregouts. Maximilian Herregouts was born in Roermond, Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, present-day Netherlands (then Spanish Netherlands). He was the son of David Herregouts an ...
(
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1674) a painter *
Henri Linssen Henri Linssen ( Roermond, 28 October 1805 – Roermond, 8 April 1869) was a Dutch painter. Biography Henri Linssen was born in Roermond, Limburg, on 28 October 1805. He was active in Antwerp from 1824 to 1828. In 1830 he moved to Paris, where ...
(1805–1869) a painter * Henry Luyten (1859–1945) a Dutch-born Belgian painter * Louis Raemaekers (1869–1956) a painter and editorial cartoonist *
Jacob Hiegentlich Jacob Hiegentlich (30 April 1907 – 18 May 1940) was a gay Dutch poet of Jewish descent. He committed suicide in 1940, at age 33, days after the German invasion of the Netherlands. Biography Hiegentlich was born on 30 April 1907 in Roermond, one ...
(1907–1940) a gay Dutch poet *
Leo Ketelaars Leo Ketelaars (23 December 1913 – 26 January 1992) was a Dutch violinist, operatic baritone, opera manager and academic voice teacher. Beginning as a violinist, his voice was discovered by Herbert von Karajan and trained by Suze Luger at the M ...
(1903-1992), violinist and baritone *
Willem Hofhuizen Willem Hofhuizen (27 July 1915 – 23 December 1986) was a Dutch Expressionist painter. Life Wilhelmus Johannes Maria (Willem) Hofhuizen was born in Amsterdam on 27 July 1915 but a few years later his parents moved to Roermond, where Wille ...
(1915–1986) a Dutch expressionist painter *
Margriet Windhausen Margriet Windhausen (born 24 June 1942) is a New Zealand sculptor and painter. Life Margriet Windhausen was born in Roermond, Netherlands to painter Fons Windhausen and is the fourth generation of the Windhausen family to be an artist. She stu ...
(born 1942) a sculptor and painter * Marleen Gorris (born 1948) a writer and film director *
Claudy Jongstra Claudy Jongstra (born 6 February 1963) is a Dutch people, Dutch artist and textile designer. Biography Jongstra studied fashion design at the Utrecht School of the Arts between 1982 and 1989. Her work is characterized by her use of wool in the ...
(born 1963), artist and textile designer * Erik Kessels (born 1966) an artist, designer and curator; creative director of KesselsKramer *
Samantha van Wissen Samantha van Wissen (born 1970 in Roermond) is a Dutch dancer who is mostly known for her work with the Brussels-based choreographers Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas and Thomas Hauert / ZOO.
(born 1970) a Dutch dancer *
Jo Luijten Jo Jacobus Wilhelmus Luijten (Roermond, 24 April 1978) is a Dutch comedy video artist & video game developer who works with Kinna McInroe as narrator under the pseudonym of ''Squirrel-Monkey''. Videos Most of the ''Squirrel-Monkey'' videos show wh ...
(born 1978) a Dutch comedy video artist & video game developer * Stefanie Joosten (born 1988) a model, singer and actress living in Japan IMDb Database
retrieved 13 November 2019
* Timor Steffens (born 1987) a dancer and choreographer


Sport

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Pierre Massy Petrus Hubertus "Pierre" Massy (3 February 1900 – 3 August 1958) was a Dutch footballer who earned 12 caps for the Dutch national side between 1926 and 1928, scoring three goals, and participated at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He played club foot ...
(1900–1958) a Dutch footballer * Miel Campioni (1901–1962) a Dutch footballer * Roger Reijners (born 1964) a Dutch football coach and former player with 326 club caps * Anna Wood (born 1966) a Dutch-born Australian sprint canoeist competed in four Summer Olympics, won bronze medals at the
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(for NL) and
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(for Aus) *
Asker Jeukendrup Asker Jeukendrup is a sports nutrition scientist and an Ironman triathlete. Academic career Following an MSc in Human Movement Sciences at Maastricht University in the Netherlands he completed his PhD in 1997 at the same university studying as ...
(born 1969) a Dutch sports nutrition scientist and an Ironman triathlete * Rogier Wassen (born 1976) a tennis player *
Harrie Gommans Harrie Gommans (born 20 February 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Roermond, Gommans began his senior career during the 2000–01 season with Fortuna Sittard, and has also played for Excel ...
(born 1983) a footballer with 262 club caps *
Rico Vonck Rico Vonck (born 12 March 1987) is a Dutch former darts player. Career Vonck qualified for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, having finished second in the Dutch Darts Federation (DDF) rankings. Michael van Gerwen had finished top of the li ...
(born 1987) a former darts player


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