Introduction
For the comital title rendered in Dutch as Landgraaf, see Landgrave.
Municipality in Limburg, NetherlandsLandgraaf
LankgraafMunicipalityWatermill at Strijthagen castle
FlagCoat of armsLocation in LimburgCoordinates: 50°54′N 6°1′E / 50.900°N 6.017°E / 50.900; 6.017CountryNetherlandsProvinceLimburgGovernment • BodyMunicipal council • MayorRichard de Boer (VVD)Area • Total24.67 km2 (9.53 sq mi) • Land24.58 km2 (9.49 sq mi) • Water0.09 km2 (0.035 sq mi)Elevation161 m (528 ft)Population (January 2021) • Total37,262 • Density1,516/km2 (3,930/sq mi)DemonymLandgravenaarTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode6370–6374Area code045Websitewww.landgraaf.nl
Landgraaf (Dutch: [ˈlɑntxraːf] ⓘ; Limburgish: Lankgraaf [ˈlɑŋkxʀaːf])[tone?] is a municipality in southeastern Limburg, Netherlands, forming part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration. SnowWorld is the largest indoor ski piste in Europe.
Population centres
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Nieuwenhagen
Schaesberg
Ubach over Worms
Topography[edit]
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Landgraaf, June 2015
Attractions
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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.
Notable natives
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Annemarie Mol, 2012
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
