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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9" title="كركرادة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كركرادة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemeente_Kerkrade" title="Gemeente Kerkrade – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Gemeente Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87" title="کرکراده – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کرکراده" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BC%80%EB%A5%B4%ED%81%AC%EB%9D%BC%EB%8D%94" title="케르크라더 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="케르크라더" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AF%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A4%D5%A5" title="Կերկրադե – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կերկրադե" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%93%D7%94" title="קרקראדה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קרקראדה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrad%C4%97" title="Kerkradė – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kerkradė" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchroa" title="Kirchroa – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Kirchroa" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade_(gemeente)" title="Kerkrade (gemeente) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kerkrade (gemeente)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karkraode" title="Karkraode – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Karkraode" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87" title="ケルクラーデ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ケルクラーデ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karkraode" title="Karkraode – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Karkraode" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ksh mw-list-item"><a href="https://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchroa" title="Kirchroa – Colognian" lang="ksh" hreflang="ksh" data-title="Kirchroa" data-language-autonym="Ripoarisch" data-language-local-name="Colognian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ripoarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5" title="Керкраде – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Керкраде" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AD" title="แกร์กราเดอ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="แกร์กราเดอ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5" title="Керкраде – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Керкраде" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zea mw-list-item"><a href="https://zea.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkrade" title="Kerkrade – Zeelandic" lang="zea" hreflang="zea" data-title="Kerkrade" data-language-autonym="Zeêuws" data-language-local-name="Zeelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zeêuws</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%87%AF%E5%B0%94%E5%85%8B%E6%8B%89%E5%BE%B7" title="凯尔克拉德 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="凯尔克拉德" data-language-autonym="中文" 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1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Kerkrade-Stadhuis.jpg/500px-Kerkrade-Stadhuis.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Kerkrade city hall</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kerkrade.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Kerkrade Kirchroa"><img alt="Flag of Kerkrade Kirchroa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Flag_of_Kerkrade.svg/100px-Flag_of_Kerkrade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Flag_of_Kerkrade.svg/150px-Flag_of_Kerkrade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Flag_of_Kerkrade.svg/200px-Flag_of_Kerkrade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kerkrade_wapen.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Kerkrade Kirchroa"><img alt="Coat of arms of Kerkrade Kirchroa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Kerkrade_wapen.svg/69px-Kerkrade_wapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="69" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Kerkrade_wapen.svg/104px-Kerkrade_wapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Kerkrade_wapen.svg/139px-Kerkrade_wapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="704" data-file-height="811" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_0928_(2009).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in Limburg"><img alt="Highlighted position of Kerkrade in a municipal map of Limburg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_0928_%282009%29.svg/250px-Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_0928_%282009%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="133" class="mw-file-element" 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kerkrade&params=50_52_N_6_4_E_region:NL_type:city(45442)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">50°52′N</span> <span class="longitude">6°4′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">50.867°N 6.067°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">50.867; 6.067</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Netherlands" title="Provinces of the Netherlands">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Limburg_(Netherlands)" title="Limburg (Netherlands)">Limburg</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-mayor_now_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayor_now-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_council_(Netherlands)" title="Municipal council (Netherlands)">Municipal council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Burgemeester" class="mw-redirect" title="Burgemeester">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Petra_Dassen-Housen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Petra Dassen-Housen (page does not exist)">Petra Dassen-Housen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Appeal" title="Christian Democratic Appeal">CDA</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">22.15 km<sup>2</sup> (8.55 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">21.91 km<sup>2</sup> (8.46 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.24 km<sup>2</sup> (0.09 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-AHN_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AHN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">155 m (509 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(January 2021)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">45,442</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,074/km<sup>2</sup> (5,370/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Kerkradenaar</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B1" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+1">UTC+1</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Time" title="Central European Time">CET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Summer_Time" title="Central European Summer Time">CEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_codes_in_the_Netherlands" title="Postal codes in the Netherlands">Postcode</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">6460–6471</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_Netherlands" title="Telephone numbers in the Netherlands">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">045</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kerkrade.nl">www<wbr />.kerkrade<wbr />.nl</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kerkrade</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Dutch pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="nl-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Dutch" title="Help:IPA/Dutch">[ˈkɛrkˌraːdə]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement 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title="File:Nl-Kerkrade.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>; <a href="/wiki/Kerkrade_dialect" title="Kerkrade dialect">Ripuarian</a>: <span title="Kölsch-language text"><i lang="ksh">Kirchroa</i></span>; <a href="/wiki/Limburgish_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Limburgish language">Limburgish</a>: <i lang="li">Kirkraoj</i>; <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Kerkrade</i> or <i>Kirchrath</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">town</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_the_Netherlands" title="Municipalities of the Netherlands">municipality</a> in the southeast of <a href="/wiki/Limburg_(Netherlands)" title="Limburg (Netherlands)">Limburg</a>, the southernmost province of the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>. It forms part of the <a href="/wiki/Parkstad_Limburg" title="Parkstad Limburg">Parkstad Limburg</a> agglomeration. </p><p>Kerkrade is the western half of a <a href="/wiki/List_of_divided_cities" title="List of divided cities">divided city</a>; it was part of the <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">German</a> town of <a href="/wiki/Herzogenrath" title="Herzogenrath">Herzogenrath</a> until the <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_Vienna" title="Congress of Vienna">Congress of Vienna</a> in 1815 drew the current Dutch-German border and separated the towns.<sup id="cite_ref-nijmegen_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nijmegen-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This means that the eastern end of the city marks the international border. </p><p>The two towns, including outlying suburban settlements, have a population approaching 100,000, of which nearly 47,000 are in Kerkrade. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerkrade&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The history of Kerkrade is closely linked with that of the adjacent town of <a href="/wiki/Herzogenrath" title="Herzogenrath">Herzogenrath</a>, just across the German border.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herzogenrath began as a settlement, called Rode, near the river <a href="/wiki/Wurm" title="Wurm">Worm</a> (or Wurm in German) in the 11th century. In 1104 <a href="/wiki/Augustinians" title="Augustinians">Augustinian</a> monks founded an abbey, called Kloosterrade, to the west of this settlement. </p><p>It was called <i> 's-Hertogenrode</i> or <i> 's-Hertogenrade</i> (Dutch: <i>the Duke's Rode</i>) after the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Brabant" title="Duchy of Brabant">duchy of Brabant</a> took control over the region; in French it was called <i>Rolduc (Rode-le-duc)</i>. As is the case for many parts of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Netherlands" title="Southern Netherlands">Southern Netherlands</a>, the place changed hands several times in the last few centuries. It was under <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Netherlands" title="Spanish Netherlands">Spanish</a> control from 1661, <a href="/wiki/Austrian_Netherlands" title="Austrian Netherlands">Austrian</a> between 1713 and 1785 and <a href="/wiki/French_Revolution" title="French Revolution">French</a> between 1795 and 1813. In 1815, when the kingdom of the Netherlands was formed (see <a href="/wiki/Vienna_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Vienna Congress">Vienna Congress</a>), the border was drawn through Herzogenrath, the western part being Kerkrade. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In the 18th century the monks of Rolduc began small-scale <a href="/wiki/Coal_mining" title="Coal mining">coal mines</a>. More modern exploitation by others started in 1860, causing Kerkrade to grow significantly, especially as a consequence of the permanent settlement of mainly Southern-European miners in this Northern-European place. When the Willem Sophia mine was opened around 1900, the town grew even more rapidly, absorbing old villages like Chèvremont. In the decades following 1960, all the mines in Limburg were closed.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of the oldest buildings in the municipality is Erenstein, a castle the origins of which lie in the 14th century. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_border_along_Nieuwstraat/Neustraße"><span id="The_border_along_Nieuwstraat.2FNeustra.C3.9Fe"></span>The border along Nieuwstraat/Neustraße</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerkrade&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The border along Nieuwstraat/Neustraße"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kerkrade-1993-BIL.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kerkrade-1993-BIL.jpg/220px-Kerkrade-1993-BIL.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kerkrade-1993-BIL.jpg/330px-Kerkrade-1993-BIL.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kerkrade-1993-BIL.jpg/440px-Kerkrade-1993-BIL.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2285" data-file-height="1714" /></a><figcaption>Nieuwstraat/Neustraße in 1993. At left is the Dutch side, at right the German side.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Neustrasse,_Herzogenrath.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Neustrasse%2C_Herzogenrath.jpg/220px-Neustrasse%2C_Herzogenrath.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Neustrasse%2C_Herzogenrath.jpg/330px-Neustrasse%2C_Herzogenrath.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Neustrasse%2C_Herzogenrath.jpg/440px-Neustrasse%2C_Herzogenrath.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Nieuwstraat/Neustraße in 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>One part of the border between the Netherlands and Germany runs along the middle of the street Nieuwstraat/Neustraße. The border was heavily fortified by the Germans during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-nijmegen_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nijmegen-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but because of relatively unrestricted cross-border travel within the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>, following World War II marked only with a low wall, about 30 cm high, running along the length of the street (borders were at that time designed to be unpassable by vehicles, except at border crossing, but no fence for pedestrians).<sup id="cite_ref-nijmegen_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nijmegen-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was a separate 2-way road on each side, and cars had to pass through the official crossing points, but pedestrians could readily step over the wall (although there were signs informing of the border). In 1995, the wall was removed completely as part of the new <a href="/wiki/Schengen_Area" title="Schengen Area">Schengen Area</a> agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-nijmegen_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nijmegen-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nieuwstraat/Neustraße is now a single two-way road, with the extra space now occupied with trees and bicycle lanes. The border is unmarked, and is crossed even when going round a roundabout or overtaking a vehicle. </p><p>The two towns now share some of their public services,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and promote themselves as a binational "City of Eurode" for economic development purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-nijmegen_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nijmegen-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They share a binational office complex which uses the Eurode name, and is built so that the border passes directly through the centre of the building's main lobby, with one wing of the building in Kerkrade and the other in Herzogenrath.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population_centres">Population centres</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerkrade&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Population centres"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kasteel_Erenstein_in_Kerkrade_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Kasteel_Erenstein_in_Kerkrade_2.jpg/220px-Kasteel_Erenstein_in_Kerkrade_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Kasteel_Erenstein_in_Kerkrade_2.jpg/330px-Kasteel_Erenstein_in_Kerkrade_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Kasteel_Erenstein_in_Kerkrade_2.jpg/440px-Kasteel_Erenstein_in_Kerkrade_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Erenstein castle</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kerkrade_Abdijkerk_Rolduc.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Kerkrade_Abdijkerk_Rolduc.JPG/220px-Kerkrade_Abdijkerk_Rolduc.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Kerkrade_Abdijkerk_Rolduc.JPG/330px-Kerkrade_Abdijkerk_Rolduc.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Kerkrade_Abdijkerk_Rolduc.JPG/440px-Kerkrade_Abdijkerk_Rolduc.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Rolduc Abbey</figcaption></figure> <p>Kerkrade's outlying neighborhoods and housing developments include: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 12em;"> <ul><li>Bleijerheide</li> <li>Chevremont</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eygelshoven" title="Eygelshoven">Eygelshoven</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gracht_(Kerkrade)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gracht (Kerkrade) (page does not exist)">Gracht (Kerkrade)</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracht_(Kerkrade)" class="extiw" title="nl:Gracht (Kerkrade)">nl</a>]</span></li> <li>Haanrade</li> <li>Holz</li> <li>Hopel</li> <li>Kaalheide</li> <li>Mucherveld</li> <li>Nulland</li> <li>Ondernemend gedrag</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolduc" title="Rolduc">Rolduc</a></li> <li>Rolduckerveld</li> <li>Spekholzerheide</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Terwinselen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Terwinselen (page does not exist)">Terwinselen</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terwinselen" class="extiw" title="nl:Terwinselen">nl</a>]</span></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music">Music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerkrade&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Every fourth year the <a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wereld_Muziek_Concours" class="extiw" title="nl:Wereld Muziek Concours">World Music Contest</a>, a competition for amateur, professional, and military bands, is held in Kerkrade.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, for the last three years, the Drum Corps Europe championships have been held here. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerkrade&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kerkrade-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Kerkrade-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg/170px-Kerkrade-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Kerkrade-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg/255px-Kerkrade-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Kerkrade-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg/340px-Kerkrade-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1713" data-file-height="1961" /></a><figcaption>Dutch Topographic map of Kerkrade (city), March 2014; (readable after three clicks)</figcaption></figure> <p>Kerkrade has 4 railway stations: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kerkrade_Centrum_railway_station" title="Kerkrade Centrum railway station">Kerkrade Centrum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chevremont_railway_station" title="Chevremont railway station">Chevremont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eygelshoven_railway_station" title="Eygelshoven railway station">Eygelshoven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eygelshoven_Markt_railway_station" title="Eygelshoven Markt railway station">Eygelshoven Markt</a></li></ul> <p>Another station, Kerkrade West or Spekholzerheide, closed for public rail in 1988, and since 1992 it is in use by a museum-railway company, <a href="/wiki/ZLSM" class="mw-redirect" title="ZLSM">ZLSM</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reservoir">Reservoir</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerkrade&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Reservoir"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The building of a dam in the Anstel, a brook flowing west of Kerkrade, has led to the formation of a reservoir with an area of about 20 ha. This and its surroundings are very rich in flora and fauna. It is the only reservoir in the Netherlands<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerkrade&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roda_JC" class="mw-redirect" title="Roda JC">Roda JC</a> (soccer)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powerarea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Powerarea (page does not exist)">Powerarea</a> (racing kartcircuit)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerkrade&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Janine_Kitzen_(2013).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Janine_Kitzen_%282013%29.png/125px-Janine_Kitzen_%282013%29.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Janine_Kitzen_%282013%29.png/188px-Janine_Kitzen_%282013%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Janine_Kitzen_%282013%29.png/250px-Janine_Kitzen_%282013%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1704" data-file-height="2154" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Janine_Kitzen" title="Janine Kitzen">Janine Kitzen</a>, 2013</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gabri%C3%ABl_Grupello" title="Gabriël Grupello">Gabriël Grupello</a> (1644–1730) a sculptor who produced religious and mythological sculptures, portraits and public sculptures</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jozef_Weidmann" title="Jozef Weidmann">Jozef Weidmann</a> (1899–1962) a Dutch-Surinamese Catholic priest, politician and union leader<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louk_Hulsman" title="Louk Hulsman">Louk Hulsman</a> (1923–2009) a Dutch legal scientist and criminologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frans_Wiertz" title="Frans Wiertz">Frans Wiertz</a> (born 1942) a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Roermond" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond">Bishop of Roermond</a> 1993-2017</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thijs_W%C3%B6ltgens" title="Thijs Wöltgens">Thijs Wöltgens</a> (1943-2008) a Dutch politician, Mayor of Kerkrade 1994-2000</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerd_Leers" title="Gerd Leers">Gerd Leers</a> (born 1951) a Dutch politician, Minister for immigration, Mayor of Maastricht 2002-2010</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heintje_Simons" title="Heintje Simons">Heintje Simons</a> (born 1955) a Dutch <a href="/wiki/Schlager" class="mw-redirect" title="Schlager">schlager</a> singer and actor <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yvonne_Timmerman-Buck" title="Yvonne Timmerman-Buck">Yvonne Timmerman-Buck</a> (born 1956) a Dutch politician and jurist, President of the Senate 2003-2009</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubertus_van_Megen" title="Hubertus van Megen">Hubertus van Megen</a> (born 1961) a prelate of the Catholic Church, diplomat in the <a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Holy See</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janine_Kitzen" title="Janine Kitzen">Janine Kitzen</a> (born 1978) a soprano singer in opera and musical theatre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Kok" title="Emma Kok">Emma Kok</a> (born 2008) a singer and winner of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_Kids_(Dutch_TV_series)" title="The Voice Kids (Dutch TV series)">The Voice Kids</a></i> in 2021</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sport">Sport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerkrade&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Willy_Brokamp_1973c.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Willy_Brokamp_1973c.jpg/125px-Willy_Brokamp_1973c.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Willy_Brokamp_1973c.jpg/188px-Willy_Brokamp_1973c.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Willy_Brokamp_1973c.jpg/250px-Willy_Brokamp_1973c.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2005" data-file-height="2673" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Willy_Brokamp" title="Willy Brokamp">Willy Brokamp</a>, 1973</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiel_Coerver" title="Wiel Coerver">Wiel Coerver</a> (1924-2011) a footballer and manager</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willy_Brokamp" title="Willy Brokamp">Willy Brokamp</a> (born 1946) a former footballer, with about 400 club caps</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Vermeulen" title="Pierre Vermeulen">Pierre Vermeulen</a> (born 1956) a retired Dutch footballer with about 400 club caps</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%A8ne_Hanssen" title="Gène Hanssen">Gène Hanssen</a> (born 1959) a former Dutch football player with about 400 club caps</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Trost" title="René Trost">René Trost</a> (born 1965) a former Dutch footballer with 323 club caps and football manager</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sieb_Dijkstra" title="Sieb Dijkstra">Sieb Dijkstra</a> (born 1966) a Dutch retired football goalkeeper with over 200 club caps</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%B6rg_M%C3%BCller" title="Jörg Müller">Jörg Müller</a> (born 1969) a Dutch-born German BMW factory driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Flekken" title="Mark Flekken">Mark Flekken</a> (born 1993) a Dutch footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Brenet" title="Joshua Brenet">Joshua Brenet</a> (born 1994) a Dutch footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jannah_Sonnenschein" title="Jannah Sonnenschein">Jannah Sonnenschein</a> (born 1996) a Dutch–Mozambican swimmer, competed at the <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jade_Suvrijn" title="Jade Suvrijn">Jade Suvrijn</a> (born 1995) a French tennis player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerkrade&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Kerkrade" title="List of mayors of Kerkrade">List of mayors of Kerkrade</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerkrade&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131007121125/http://www.kerkrade.nl/bestuur_en_organisatie/college">"Het college"</a> [The board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Kerkrade. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kerkrade.nl/bestuur_en_organisatie/college">the original</a> on 2013-10-07<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 October</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Het+college&rft.pub=Gemeente+Kerkrade&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kerkrade.nl%2Fbestuur_en_organisatie%2Fcollege&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKerkrade" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84799NED/table?dl=41062">"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020"</a> [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. <i>StatLine</i> (in Dutch). <a href="/wiki/Statistics_Netherlands" title="Statistics Netherlands">CBS</a>. 24 July 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 September</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=StatLine&rft.atitle=Kerncijfers+wijken+en+buurten+2020&rft.date=2020-07-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopendata.cbs.nl%2Fstatline%2F%23%2FCBS%2Fnl%2Fdataset%2F84799NED%2Ftable%3Fdl%3D41062&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKerkrade" class="Z3988"></span> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AHN-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-AHN_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool">"Postcodetool for 6461EC"</a>. <i>Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland</i> (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 October</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Actueel+Hoogtebestand+Nederland&rft.atitle=Postcodetool+for+6461EC&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ahn.nl%2Fpostcodetool&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKerkrade" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=37230NED&D1=17-18&D2=57-650&D3=l&LA=EN&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&VW=T">"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand"</a> [Population growth; regions per month]. <i>CBS Statline</i> (in Dutch). <a href="/wiki/Statistics_Netherlands" title="Statistics Netherlands">CBS</a>. 1 January 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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