Sittard-Geleen
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| Province | Limburg |
| Area - Land - Water | 79.63 kmē 79.58 kmē 0.05 kmē |
| Population 2002 - Density | 97,983 1231/kmē |
Sittard-Geleen is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.
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Population centres
Born, Buchten, Einighausen, Gebroek, Geleen, Graetheide, Grevenbicht, Guttecoven, Holtum, Limbricht, Munstergeleen, Obbicht, Papenhoven, Schipperskerk and Sittard.
Sittard
Sittard is a city with 48,400 inhabitants. It is the home of the professional football club Fortuna Sittard. Sittard was granted city rights in 1243. Sittard was a small stronghold , until a great part of it was destroyed in the 'rampjaar' 1672.
Geleen
Geleen is a large town with 33,960 inhabitants. The multinational chemical company DSM, formerly Dutch State Mines, is based in Geleen.
External link
- Official website (http://www.sittard-geleen.nl)
- For a 24/7 view on the Markt in Sittard (http://www.webcamsittard.nl)
| Province Limburg | |
 Ambt Montfort - Arcen en Velden - Beek - Beesel - Bergen - Brunssum - Echt-Susteren - Eijsden - Gennep - Gulpen-Wittem - Haelen - Heel - Heerlen - Helden - Heythuysen - Horst aan de Maas - Hunsel - Kerkrade - Kessel - Landgraaf - Maasbracht - Maasbree - Maastricht - Margraten - Meerlo-Wanssum - Meerssen - Meijel - Mook en Middelaar - Nederweert - Nuth - Onderbanken - Roerdalen - Roermond - Roggel en Neer - Schinnen - Sevenum - Simpelveld - Sittard-Geleen - Stein - Swalmen - Thorn - Vaals - Valkenburg aan de Geul - Venlo - Venray - Voerendaal - Weert | |
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Categories: Limburg (Netherlands) | Cities in the Netherlands