Vlodrop

Vlodrop

Vlórp
Vlodrop Vlórp
Village
	St Martinus Church
	Flag Coat of arms
	Vlodrop Location in the Netherlands Vlodrop Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
	Coordinates: 51°08′00″N 6°04′25″E / 51.13333°N 6.07361°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Roerdalen
Area
• Total	18.59 km2 (7.18 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,000
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6063
Dialing code	0475

Vlodrop (Limburgish: Vlórp, pronounced [ˈvlʊʀ(ə)p]) is a village in the south-eastern part of The Netherlands in the municipality of Roerdalen. The village is situated near the German border, about 8 km southeast of Roermond.

History

The village was first mentioned in 943 as Flothorp. The etymology is unclear.^[3] Vlodorp developed in the Middle Ages. In 1277, it became part of the Duchy of Gelre.^[4]

The Catholic St Martinus Church is a three aisled basilica-like church built between 1929 and 1930. It was severely damaged in 1945. The church was restored between 1946 and 1947, and the tower was rebuilt in 1954.^[4]

Castle Steenhuis is a manor house surrounded by a moat built in 1664 as a replacement of the medieval castle.^[4]

In 1879, Vlodrop-station opened on the Iron Rhine railway line. The line closed in 1944.^[5]

Vlodrop was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Melick en Herkenbosch.^[6]

In 1990, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation program, moved his headquarters to the grounds of the former monastery, Kolleg St. Ludwig^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] and it became the home of Maharishi European Research University.

The world-famous roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma is based in Vlodrop.

Gallery

Kolleg St. Ludwig
Gardens in Kolleg St. Ludwig
Monumental house
Retirement home

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 6063AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ "Vlodrop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Vlodrop (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ "station Vlodrop". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ Memorial pays tribute to Indian guru, Reuters
^ USA Today
^ Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Dies, Associated Press, February 5, 2008 Archived February 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ 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.