Brunssum
Brunssum
Broensem | |
|---|---|
Vijverpark (Pond park) in Brunssum centre | |
Location in Limburg | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°58′E / 50.950°N 5.967°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Gerd Leers (acting) (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.09 km2 (0.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 27,670 |
| • Density | 1,604/km2 (4,150/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Brunsummer |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6440–6446 |
| Area code | 045 |
| Website | www |
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Brunssum (Dutch: [ˈbrʏnsʏm] ⓘ; Limburgish: Broensem) is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. The municipality of Brunssum has 27,670 residents as of 2021.
Brunssum was a center of coal mining until 1973.