Vlodrop
Vlodrop
Vlórp | ||
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Village | ||
 St Martinus Church | ||
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Postal code 6063[1] | ||
| Dialing code | 0475 | |
Vlodrop (
History
The village was first mentioned in 943 as Flothorp. The etymology is unclear.
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.[4]
Castle Steenhuis is a manor house surrounded by a moat built in 1664 as a replacement of the medieval castle.[4]
In 1879, Vlodrop-station opened on the Iron Rhine railway line. The line closed in 1944.[5]
Vlodrop was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Melick en Herkenbosch.[6]
In 1990,
The world-famous roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma is based in Vlodrop.
Gallery
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Kolleg St. Ludwig -
Gardens in Kolleg St. Ludwig -
Monumental house -
Retirement home
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References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6063AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Vlodrop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "station Vlodrop". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Memorial pays tribute to Indian guru, Reuters
- ^ USA Today
- ^ Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Dies, Associated Press, February 5, 2008 Archived February 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CORDER, MIKE (January 25, 1998). "Plan to demolish monastery pits guru against neighbors // Followers want to raze the building to avoid anxiety, depression and criminal tendencies". Austin American Statesman. Austin, Tex. p. A.11.
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