Landgraaf - Izeria

Landgraaf (Dutch: [ˈlɑntxraːf] ; Limburgish: Lankgraaf [ˈlɑŋkxʀaːf]) is a municipality in southeastern Limburg, Netherlands, forming part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration. SnowWorld is the largest indoor ski piste in Europe.

1. Population centres

Nieuwenhagen Schaesberg Ubach over Worms

1. = Topography =

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Landgraaf, June 2015

1. Attractions

A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in Schaesberg, a town in Landgraaf. Landgraaf is home to the largest indoor ski piste in Europe, called SnowWorld.

1. Notable natives

Johan Kremers (born 1933 in Nieuwenhagen) a Queen's Commissioner of Limburg from 1977 to 1990 Harry Kempen (1937 in Nieuwenhagen – 2000) a cultural psychologist and academic Joep Lange (1954 in Nieuwenhagen – 2014) a Dutch clinical researcher in HIV therapy, International AIDS Society from 2002 to 2004 Annemarie Mol (born 1958 in Schaesberg) a Dutch ethnographer, philosopher and academic Henk Blezer (born 1961 in Schaesberg) a Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies Sharon Walraven (born 1970 in Schaesberg) a Dutch wheelchair tennis player, silver medallist at the 2000 Paralympics and gold medallist at the 2008 Paralympics Carach Angren (formed 2003 in Landgraaf) is a symphonic black metal band

1. See also

List of mayors of Landgraaf

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1. References


1. External links

Landgraaf travel guide from Wikivoyage Official website

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Schaesberg

Schaesberg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxaːzbɛr(ə)x]; Limburgish: D'r Sjeet [dəʀ ˈʃeːt]) is a neighbourhood of Landgraaf and former village in the Dutch province of Limburg.

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Landgraaf railway station

Landgraaf is a railway station in Landgraaf, Netherlands, situated near the district Schaesberg. Before 1986, it was called Schaesberg. The station was opened on 1 May 1896 and is located on the Sittard–Herzogenrath railway and the Heuvellandlijn (Maastricht–Kerkrade). Services are operated by Arriva and Deutsche Bahn. Originally named Schaesberg, it was renamed in 1986 after the municipality of Landgraaf, which was formed in 1982 and includes Schaesberg. The Heerlen-Kerkrade line, which serves Landgraaf, was electrified in 1986, and the line to Herzogenrath was electrified in 2018. The station can be considered a fork station. Facilities at the station include a ticket machine, bike lockers, a bike storage area, and car parking spaces. The former station building now houses an Italian restaurant. Event Platform In 2012, ProRail extended one of the platforms from 85 to 146 meters and widened it from 3 to 6 meters to accommodate longer trains for the Pinkpop festival. Festival director Jan Smeets officially opened the platform with a special 'Pinkpop tile' on May 24, 2012. Connections Landgraaf Station has three tracks: tracks 1 and 2 are on the Sittard-Kerkrade line, and track 3 is on the Maastricht-Aachen line.

Event Restaurant

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Oranje Nassau II

The Oranje Nassau II was a Dutch coal mine located in Schaesberg. The mine was in operation from 1904 until 1971. It was the second of four mines collectively known as the Oranje Nassau Mijnen. When the first coal was extracted in 1904, high production levels were not yet achieved. The mine was not connected to the railroad and the coal had to be hauled to the Schaesberg station by horse and carriage. In 1906 the mine was in full production as the railways to Heerlen were finished. This railway was also used by the Staatsmijn Wilhelmina. Until its closure, a total of 34,065,000 tons of coal were brought to the surface. The highest production was reached in 1930 with 687,000 tonnes. In the last year that the mine was still in production (1970) 506,000 tonnes were won.

Industrial Landmark

1.2 km

Nieuwenhagen

Nieuwenhagen is a former village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is now a part of the municipality of Landgraaf. Nieuwenhagen was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became a part of Landgraaf.

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