Landgraaf

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Landgraaf

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mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Limburg
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 24.69
area_land_km2 = 24.60
area_water_km2 = 0.09
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 38917
population_density_km2 = 1582
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2

Landgraaf (Pronunciation|142 Landgraaf.ogg) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.

Population centres

*Nieuwenhagen
*Schaesberg
*Ubach over Worms

Special information

A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in the vicinity of Landgraaf.It is also home to the largest indoor ski piste of Europe, called Snowworld.

It is also the siege of a municipal school organising school-related linguistical travels in Italy. Last trips included Veneto (Rovigo, Venice, etc.) and Sicily in 2007.

Notable natives

*Dr. Johan Kremers.

External links

* [http://www.landgraaf.nl Official Website]