Vlodrop
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Vlodrop (Limburgish and town dialect: Vlórp) is a town in the southeastern part of the Netherlands in the municipality of Roerdalen. The town is situated near the German border, about 8 km southeast of Roermond.
Vlodrop was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Melick en Herkenbosch.[1]
In 2001, Vlodrop had 1995 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.51 km², and contained 850 residences.[2]
The most famous resident may be Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who lived in Vlodrop-station, a small hamlet close to Vlodrop, until his death there in 2008.[3] Maharishi occupied the former Bishopric College St. Ludwig.[citation needed] Celebrities such as Paul McCartney[citation needed] and George Harrison[citation needed] are said to have visited the Maharishi in Vlodrop at several occasions.
The world famous roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma is based in Vlodrop.
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Dies, Associated Press, February 5, 2008
