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6 unusual facts about Roermond


Charles Warren Currier

He studied at the College of Our Lady of the Assumption, Roermond, Limburg, the Netherlands, and at St. Alphonsus Seminary in Wittem, Limburg.

Cristoval Royas de Spinola

Cristoval Royas de Spinola (or Christopher, Rojas), born of a noble Spanish family, near Roermond in Gelderland in 1626; died at Wiener-Neustadt, 12 March 1695, was a Spanish Franciscan diplomat and Bishop of Wiener-Neustadt.

Francis Alexander, Prince of Nassau-Hadamar

# Elisabeth (21 September 1698 – 2 October 1724 in Roermond), a nun at Thorn and Essen

Saint Hunger

At first his relations with the Vikings were peaceful, but eventually Utrecht was threatened by the Vikings, at which the bishop and the entire clergy of Utrecht fled to Saint-Odiliënberg, near Roermond.

Schnorbach

This noble house appeared with Count Bruno in 1081, then holding a county in what is now the Netherlands on the Meuse’s left bank between Roermond and Venlo.

Temnozor

In 2010, the band was to play in Roermond, Netherlands, on the Azijnfabriek stage, which sparked some controversy.


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1992 Roermond earthquake

In the regions between Roermond, Maaseik (Belgium) and Heinsberg (Germany), buildings, especially old buildings, and cars were destroyed.

Capture of Maastricht

While Venlo and Roermond were lost to the Spaniards in 1637, Maastricht remained in Dutch hands, even though sovereignty over the condominium was to be shared with the prince-bishops of Liège.

Gerrit van Iterson

Gerrit van Iterson Jr (Roermond, August 19, 1878 – Wassenaar, January 4, 1972) was a Dutch botanist and professor who developed a mathematical approach to plant growth (phyllotaxis).

Grenzlandring

The Grenzlandring (German for "border-region ring"), sometimes Grenzland-Ring written, is a former high-speed race track oval in the Lower Rhine area of Germany, around the town of Wegberg, located close to Mönchengladbach and the Dutch town of Roermond.

Harrie Gommans

Born in Roermond, Gommans began his senior career during the 2000-01 season with Fortuna Sittard, and has also played for Excelsior, Westerlo, MVV, Vitesse, Roda JC and Roeselare.

Joannes Gijsen

In Roermond, he had already been succeeded by bishop Frans Wiertz but in Reykjavik, the diocese with few priests for an enormous area, happened to have been vacant for two years, due to the rather sudden death of the American bishop, Alfred Jolson.

Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Liesen

On June 16, 1984 Liesen was ordained by Bishop of Roermond diocese, Joannes Gijsen, and he was appointed as chaplain in Eygelshoven.

Richardis of Bavaria

She died in Roermond in 1231, and was buried in the Church of Our Lady.

Robert Rowand Anderson

He then spent time travelling and studying in Europe, working briefly for Pierre Cuypers in Roermond, Netherlands.

Tof Thissen

Thissen attended a Roman Catholic primary school in Roermond.


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