Vlodrop

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. [Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten]

In 2001, Vlodrop had 1995 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.51 km², and contained 850 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm] . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.]

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. [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g9MUBXBQ5Si28xQHK_ZYDxoA48xQD8UKF1RO0 "Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Dies"] , Associated Press, February 5, 2008] Maharishi occupied the former Bishopric College St. Ludwig.Fact|date=February 2008 Celebrities such as Paul McCartneyFact|date=February 2008George HarrisonFact|date=February 2008and David Lynch are said to have visited the Maharishi in Vlodrop at several occasions.

The world famous roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma is based in Vlodrop.

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* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/li/vlodrop.html Map of the former municipality in 1868]