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Sittard is a city and former municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of Limburg. It served as the capital of the Sittard-Geleen administrative entity until that municipality was dissolved on December 31, 2000. The city has a population of 45,883 and sits at an elevation of 46 meters. Its postal codes range from 6130 to 6137, and it uses the local dialing code 046.
The area is situated in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, which corresponds to UTC+01:00. Sittard is twinned with Valjevo. Residents are referred to by the demonyms Sittarnaar, Sittardenaar, or Sittarder. The city’s native label is also recorded as Zitterd.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sittard
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 48,400
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sittard
- Settlement.native_name
- Zitterd
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sittard Panorama 4.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Markt (market square) of Sittard
- Settlement.image_flag
- Sittard stadsvlag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Sittard wapen.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- LocatieSittard.png
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- COROP
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Limburg
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- South Limburg
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Sittard-Geleen
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 1 January 2011
- Settlement.postal_code
- 6130-6137
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Understand
Sittard is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands. On the east Sittard borders on Germany (municipality Selfkant, in North Rhine-Westphalia). It has some 48,400 inhabitants (including those of neighbouring villages Munstergeleen, Limbricht, Einighausen and Guttecoven). Sittard is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.
Sittard has a small historic city centre with numerous architectural monuments, including several old churches (St Peter's, St Michael's, Basilica of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) and a few half-timbered houses. The city has retained part of its city wall. On the south-eastern side of the city centre, the St Rosa chapel crowns the Kollenberg hill. Museum "Het Domein" is situated in a converted nineteenth century school building in the city centre. It focuses on contemporary art, urban history and archeology.
See
Sittard has a quite interesting and historic city center. Just wandering around for a while will give you a fair idea of the town, but make sure to include some of its ancient churches in your tour.
Do
Football: Fortuna Sittard play soccer in Eredivisie, the country's top tier. Their home ground (capacity 12,500) is 2 km southwest of town centre.
Buy
thumb|450px The lively city centre is a popular place for general shopping. On any sunny Saturday afternoon you'll find large crowds combining a day of shopping in the charming streets with a bit of relaxing on the market square terraces.
Eat
The Markt and surrounding streets are your best bet when looking for a place to eat. Popular places include:
Drink
Sittard is not only a reasonably large town, but it also has a large higher education institution, whose students of course encourage the city's nightlife. Most of the café's and bars are located on and around the market square, so just head there and explore the different establishments, especially on Saturday nights.
Connect
As of July 2022, Sittard has 5G from all Dutch carriers.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Italiano
Sittard è una città di 48.400 abitanti (compresi Munstergeleen, Limbricht, Einighausen e Guttecoven) dei Paesi Bassi, capoluogo della municipalità di Sittard-Geleen, nella provincia del Limburgo. Sorge al confine con la Germania (municipalità di Selfkant, nella Renania Settentrionale-Vestfalia), a soli 11 km dalla frontiera con il Belgio, precisamente dalla città di Maasmechelen, nella provincia fiamminga del Limburgo belga. Ha un piccolo centro storico con numerosi monumenti, chiese (San Pietro, San Michele, Basilica di Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore) e monasteri e ha conservato parte delle proprie mura. Di rilievo il polo industriale di Geleen, inglobato dal 2001 nella conurbazione di Sittard-Geleen.
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