The Dutch city of Roermond is situated close to the border with Germany. The population of this settlement is only sixty thousand people. Even though Roermond is a center of a municipality, it has a countryside atmosphere. It is incredibly pleasant to take a stroll here, looking at the display windows of numerous shops with all kinds of goods. Many tourists visit Roermond with the sole purpose of shopping. The city is usually calm and never crowded on weekdays but the local outlet is very popular and brings people from the nearby municipalities to Roermond. The city has managed to keep its antique look and atmosphere. There are not many modern buildings in the city center, so tourists can admire architectural landmarks and medieval houses here. The name of the city can be translated as “Roer’s horn”. Of course, the city’s name is not random. The Dutch settlement is built in the place where two rivers – the Maas and Roer – merge. The first mention of Roermond dates back to 1204. According to historic documents, the town was destroyed just ten years after its foundation when the German troops tried to capture it. It took several decades to restore the ruined buildings and architectural landmarks. In this Limburgish provincial city, tourists can visit the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary or simply Munsterkerk. This church is a truly unique building because this is the only surviving Late Romanesque church in the Netherlands. It was built in
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