Venlo on river Meuse
Tuesday, 23 December 2014 - 05:16 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General
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Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands, next to the German border. It is situated in the
province of Limburg . In 2003 Venlo was awarded the title
Greenest city of Europe by the EU. In 2012 it will host the
Floriade .
In 2001, the (now former) municipalities of Belfeld and Tegelen were merged into the municipality of Venlo. Tegelen was originally part of the Duchy of Jülich centuries ago, whereas Venlo has a past in the Duchy of Guelders . On 1 January 2010, the (now former) municipality of Arcen en Velden , was merged into the municipality of Venlo.
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Town Hall © Michiel1972
Roman and Celtic coins and remains of a Roman bridge across the
river Meuse have been found in Venlo; it may have been the settlement known as Sablones on the Roman road connecting
Maastricht with
Xanten . Blerick, on the west bank, was known as Blariacum.
Documents from the 9th century mention Venlo as a trade post; it developed into one of the more important ones in the Meuse-Rhine area, receiving city rights in 1343, and becoming a member of the
Hanseatic League in 1375.
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