Belfeld

Belfeld
Belfeld
	Flag Coat of arms
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Venlo
Population (2006)	ca. 5.450
Major roads	A73

Belfeld (Limburgish: Belvend) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Venlo, and lies about 8 km southwest of the city center of Venlo, between the Meuse River and the border with Germany.

Former town hall

Sculpture at the roudabout

In 2001, Belfeld had 4856 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.59 km², and contained 1937 residences.[1]

In 2001 Belfeld was merged into the municipality of Venlo.

References

Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

External links

J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Belfeld". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

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[CBS-1] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.