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Kerkrade Destination Guide

Delve into Kerkrade in Netherlands

Kerkrade in the region of Limburg with its 49,777 residents is located in Netherlands - some 116 mi or ( 186 km ) South-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kerkrade

Local time in Kerkrade is now 11:28 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Vaals, Simpelveld, Kerkrade, Heerlen, and Haarlem. While being here, you might want to check out Vaals . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kerkrade ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

rise against - historia calamitatum (lyrics)

3:29 min by Joeri van megen
Views: 133831 Rating: 4.90

historia calamitatum (UK bonus track) www.twitter.com www.mp3raid.com Lyrics: Even though we know, yeah, We know, Our time has almost come, We're all overdue. Can there be a place to call our own? Can ..

The Puppini Sisters & Nevermind - I will survive (a capella)

3:00 min by mediagirl
Views: 8988 Rating: 4.85

The Puppini Sisters gave a Concert at "Burg Wilhelmstein" in Würselen, Germany on 12.06.09 and we, the Nevermind Girls, would have killed to watch that because we love and adore the Style of the Puppi ..


Kerkrade-Herzogenrath

9:30 min by borderhunting
Views: 8277 Rating: 3.93

A drive up and down the street that is divided down the middle between the Netherlands and Germany. This appears in my border blog at borderhunting.blogspot.com ..

Trainride Alt Merkstein to Herzogenrath Central Station

2:55 min by traingermany
Views: 2263 Rating: 3.00

Trainride Alt Merkstein to Herzogenrath Central Station with motorcar 643 712-3 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kerkrade

Kerkrade is a town and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the western half of the divided region and de facto city, taken together with the eastern half, the German town of Herzogenrath. The original name of the undivided municipality under the Holy Roman Empire was Herzogenrath. The two towns, including outlying suburban settlements, have a population approaching 100,000.

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Located at 50.87 6.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cities in the Netherlands, Divided regions, Germany–Netherlands border crossings, Kerkrade, Mining communities in the Netherlands, Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)

Rolduc

Rolduc is the name of a medieval abbey in Kerkrade, the Netherlands, which is now a Roman Catholic seminary and an affiliated conferencing center.

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Located at 50.87 6.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Augustinian monasteries, Buildings and structures in Limburg (Netherlands), Christian monasteries in the Netherlands, Kerkrade, Mosan art, Romanesque architecture in the Netherlands

Gemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide

The Gemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide is a stadium situated in Kerkrade, Netherlands. It is the former stadium of Roda JC, who since 2000 play in the Parkstad Limburg Stadion.

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Located at 50.86 6.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Defunct football venues in the Netherlands, Kerkrade, Roda JC, Sports venues in Limburg (Netherlands)

Pinkpop Festival

Pinkpop Festival, or Pinkpop for short, is a festival held at Landgraaf, Netherlands. It is held annually on the Pentecost weekend (Pinksteren in Dutch, hence the name). In 1970, the first festival took place in Geleen, now part of municipality Sittard-Geleen and was held on the Monday following that weekend. Pinkpop is the longest running annual music festival in the world.

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Located at 50.88 6.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1970 establishments in the Netherlands, Music festivals in the Netherlands, Recurring events established in 1970, Rock festivals in the Netherlands

Eygelshoven

Eygelshoven is a small village near the town of Kerkrade in the southeast of the Netherlands, close to the German and Belgian borders. It has two former coal mines, Laura and Julia, which were named after the wives of the two owners. Both pits closed in 1974. Local soccer clubs are also named after the former coal mines. Eygelshoven has a small former church from the sixteenth century, which stands on top of a hill. In 1922, another church was built.

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Located at 50.90 6.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands), Kerkrade, Mining communities in the Netherlands, Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kerkrade