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82: 530:, 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). 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 548: 511: 1343: 556: 728: 655: 57: 67: 42: 491:. 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. 829: 1711: 503: 1443: 1469: 1435: 1418: 1330: 538:
The two towns now share some of their public services, and promote themselves as a binational "City of Eurode" for economic development purposes. 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
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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.
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agreement. 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.
1065: 1236: 344: 1526: 1021: 646:, a competition for amateur, professional, and military bands, is held in Kerkrade. Also, for the last three years, the Drum Corps Europe championships have been held here. 518:
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
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in 1815 drew the current Dutch-German border and separated the towns. This means that the eastern end of the city marks the international border.
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Another station, Kerkrade West or Spekholzerheide, closed for public rail in 1988, and since 1992 it is in use by a museum-railway company,
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The two towns, including outlying suburban settlements, have a population approaching 100,000, of which nearly 47,000 are in Kerkrade.
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One of the oldest buildings in the municipality is Erenstein, a castle the origins of which lie in the 14th century.
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main lobby, with one wing of the building in Kerkrade and the other in Herzogenrath.
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between 1795 and 1813. In 1815, when the kingdom of the Netherlands was formed (see
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Dutch Topographic map of Kerkrade (city), March 2014; (readable after three clicks)
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Nieuwstraat/Neustraße in 1993. At left is the Dutch side, at right the German side.
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monks founded an abbey, called Kloosterrade, to the west of this settlement.
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The history of Kerkrade is closely linked with that of the adjacent town of
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Kerkrade's outlying neighborhoods and housing developments include:
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In the 18th century the monks of Rolduc began small-scale
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took control over the region; in French it was called
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Municipality
Kerkrade city hall
Flag of Kerkrade Kirchroa
Coat of arms of Kerkrade Kirchroa
Highlighted position of Kerkrade in a municipal map of Limburg
50°52′N 6°4′E / 50.867°N 6.067°E / 50.867; 6.067
Country
Netherlands
Province
Limburg
Municipal council
Mayor
Petra Dassen-Housen
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Demonym
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UTC+1
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CEST
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www.kerkrade.nl
[ˈkɛrkˌraːdə]

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German
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