Vaals
Town in Limburg province, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vaals (Dutch: [vaːls] ⓘ; Ripuarian: Vols [ˈvɔls])[tone?] is a town in the extreme southeastern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, itself in the southeast of the Netherlands.
Vaals
Vols | |
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Coordinates: 50°46′N 6°1′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Reg van Loo (independent) |
Area | |
• Total | 23.90 km2 (9.23 sq mi) |
• Land | 23.89 km2 (9.22 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.01 km2 (0.004 sq mi) |
Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Highest elevation | 322.7 m (1,058.7 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 10,084 |
• Density | 422/km2 (1,090/sq mi) |
Demonym | Vaalzer |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 6290–6295 |
Area code | 043 |
Website | www |
The municipality covers an area of 23.90 km2 (9.23 sq mi).It is situated in the western foothills of the Ardennes–Eifelrange and lies some 23 km (14 mi) east of Maastricht and 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the German city of Aachen.
Vaals directly adjoins both Belgium and Germany. As such three national borders meet at a point known as the Drielandenpunt and very near the highest point in the Netherlands, the Vaalserberg. The Vaalserberg was previously known as "Hubertusberg", so named for the eighth century St.Hubertus.