Landgraaf

Landgraaf Lankgraaf
Municipality
Watermill at Strijthagen castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°54′N 6°1′E / 50.900°N 6.017°ECoordinates: 50°54′N 6°1′E / 50.900°N 6.017°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Raymond Vlecken (CDA)
Area[2]
• Total	24.66 km^2 (9.52 sq mi)
• Land	24.58 km^2 (9.49 sq mi)
• Water	0.08 km^2 (0.03 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	161 m (528 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	37,468
• Density	1,524/km^2 (3,950/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Landgravenaar
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	6370–6374
Area code	045
Website	www.landgraaf.nl

Landgraaf (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɑntxraːf]; Limburgish: Lankgraaf) is a municipality in southeastern Limburg, Netherlands.

Population centres

• Nieuwenhagen
• Schaesberg
• Ubach over Worms

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Landgraaf, June 2015

Special information

A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in Schaesberg, a town in Landgraaf.

Landgraaf is also home to the largest indoor ski piste in Europe, called Snow World.^[5]

Notable natives

• Carach Angren, symphonic black metal band
• Harry Kempen, cultural psychologist
• Johan Kremers, former Queen's Commissioner of Limburg

See also

• List of mayors of Landgraaf

References

1. "Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Landgraaf. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 6371LA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
5. Snow World

External links

• Landgraaf travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Official website