Linne

For other uses, see Linne (disambiguation).
Linne
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Maasgouw
Population (1 January 2006) 3,770
Major roads A73, Maas

Coordinates: 51°9′N 5°56′E / 51.150°N 5.933°E / 51.150; 5.933

Linne, church: Martinuskerk

Linne is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Maasgouw, and lies about 6 km southwest of Roermond.

Linne was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Maasbracht.[1] In 2007 it became part of the Municipality of Maasgouw.

In 2001, Linne had 3634 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.09 km², and contained 1514 residences.[2]

History

In January 1945, Linne was liberated from German occupation within the scope of 'Operation Blackcock'.

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

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