Parkstad Limburg

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Coordinates: 50°54′N, 5°59′E

Parkstad Limburg
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Coordinates 50°54′ N 5°59′ E
Area 178.48 km²
- Land 177.5 km²
- Water 0.95 km²
Population (2005) 244,181
- Density 1,385/km²

Parkstad Limburg is a collaboration between 7 cities (Heerlen, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Brunssum, Simpelveld, Voerendaal and Onderbanken). They work together to make the facilities, wealth, wellbeing and social coherency for the citizens better. This collaboration started in 1999.

It is located in a part of the Netherlands know as the Oostelijke Mijnstreek (eastern mining district, in contrast to the western mining district (Sittard-Geleen)). This district also includes the city of Nuth.

[edit] Bottom use

The name Parkstad, meaning Parkcity, is derived from the relative greenness of the cities, 94,17 km² (53 %) of its area is non-city bottom use. However only 10 % of the area (roughly 17.8 km²) is forest and nature, 42 % (roughly 74.96 km²) is used for agriculture.

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