Venlo

municipality in southern Netherlands

Venlo is a municipality in Limburg in the very east of the Netherlands. It has about 100,000 inhabitants and lives mainly on one-day-trip-tourism from neighbouring Germany and logistics. It used to be a city of the Hanseatic League.

Venlo
View of Venlo
View of Venlo
Flag of Venlo
Official seal of Venlo
Venlo is located in Netherlands
Venlo
Venlo
Coordinates: 51°22′13.5″N 6°10′08.5″E / 51.370417°N 6.169028°E / 51.370417; 6.169028
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Government
 • MayorAntoin Scholten
Area
 • Total124.3 km2 (48.0 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2001)
 • Total99,541
 • Density800.8/km2 (2,074/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code(s)
5900–5951
Area code(s)077
CIN0983
WebsiteOfficial website

Since 2010, Arcen en Velden became a part of the municipality of Venlo.