Vlodrop
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Roerdalen |
| Population (1 January 2006) | 2,520 |
Vlodrop (Limburgish and town dialect: Vlórp) is a town in the south-eastern part of The Netherlands in the municipality of Roerdalen. The town is situated near the German border, about 8 km southeast of Roermond.
Vlodrop was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Melick en Herkenbosch.[1]
In 2001, Vlodrop had 1995 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.51 km², and contained 850 residences.[2]
In 1990, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation program, moved his headquarters to the grounds of the former Bishopric, College St. Ludwig.[3][4][5][6] The property is now known as MERU, Holland, on account of the Maharishi European Research University, one of the institutions based there.
The world famous roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma is based in Vlodrop.
[edit] Gallery
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College St. Ludwig
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Monumental house
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Memorial pays tribute to Indian guru, Reuters, [2]
- ^ USA Today [3]
- ^ Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Dies, Associated Press, February 5, 2008
- ^ 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.
[edit] External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Vlodrop". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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