Arcen

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Arcen (Ârce in Limburgs) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Arcen en Velden, and lies about 13 km north of Venlo. It's the birthplace of former Dutch soccer international Stan Valckx and the co-author of "Telescope Optics" (Willmann Bell, ISBN0-943396-18-2) Harrie G.J. Rutten.

In 2001, Arcen had 1884 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.39 km², and contained 747 residences.[1]

Arcen is famous for its beautiful Castle Gardens, which are accessible from May to October.

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  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

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Castle Gardens