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Sittard-Geleen (The Netherlands)

Limburg province

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adoped 1982

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Sittard-Geleen municipality

Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 97.753; area: 79,63 km². Settlements: Born, Buchten, Einighausen, Gebroek, Geleen, Graetheide, Grevenbicht, Guttecoven, Holtum, Limbricht, Munstergeleen, Obbicht, Papenhoven, Schipperskerk, Sittard; Sittard, Geleen and Born are the three municipal seats.
The new municipality of Sittard - Geleen is a merger of the former municipalities of Sittard, Geleen and Born (1 Jan 2001), and is using the flag of the former municipality of Sittard.
Jarig Bakker, 29 May 2003

Geleen [former municipality]

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Geleen is c. 20 km north of Maastricht, one of the old mining centers in the region. After the mines were closed the chemical industries of DSM offered employment.
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