Roerdalen

Roerdalen
Roerdale
Church in Melick
Location in Limburg
Roerdalen
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°9′N 6°0′E / 51.150°N 6.000°E / 51.150; 6.000
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Established1 January 1991
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJeffrey van Agtmaal (CDA)
Area
 • Total
88.79 km2 (34.28 sq mi)
 • Land88.21 km2 (34.06 sq mi)
 • Water0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)
 • Total
20,580
 • Density233/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6060–6065, 6074–6077
Area code0475
Websitewww.roerdalen.nl

Roerdalen (Dutch: [ruːrˈdaːlə(n)] ; Limburgish: Roerdale [ʀuːʀˈdaːlə]) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of January 2021, it had about 20580 inhabitants and borders Germany.

Roerdalen is the renaming of the municipality of Melick en Herkenbosch in 1993.