Venlo

Venlo is a municipality in Limburg in the very east of the Netherlands. It has about 100,000 inhabitants and lives mainly on one-day-trip-tourism from neighbouring Germany and logistics. It used to be a city of the Hanseatic League.

Venlo
View of Venlo
View of Venlo
Flag of Venlo
Official seal of Venlo
Venlo is located in Netherlands
Venlo
Venlo
Coordinates: 51°22′13.5″N 6°10′08.5″E
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Government
  MayorAntoin Scholten
Area
  Total124.3 km2 (48.0 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2001)
  Total99,541
  Density800.8/km2 (2,074/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code(s)
5900–5951
Area code(s)077
CIN0983
WebsiteOfficial website

Since 2010, Arcen en Velden became a part of the municipality of Venlo.




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