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Posterholt
Limburgvillage
Total population
4,010
Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Posterholt, a village in Limburg, Netherlands, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Around 4,010 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Posterholt maps to 51.118°, 6.039° — squarely within the cool temperate belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,081 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 42% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves14,501
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,518
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves12,986
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves11,246
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves11,097
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves10,773
- Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactyla C.L.Brehm, 1820 · Aves10,309
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves10,143
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2021-01-025 km ENE of Eynatten, Belgium
- M 2.9 — 2018-05-251 km S of Reppel, Belgium
- M 2.9 — 2013-01-200 km WNW of Brachterbeek, Netherlands
- M 4.2 — 2011-09-083 km ENE of Heijen, Netherlands
- M 4.1 — 2009-07-242 km NW of Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
- M 3.2 — 2008-12-256 km ESE of Rheinberg, Germany
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Limburg
- Vlodrop1.9 mi away · pop. 2,345
- Sint Odiliënberg2.4 mi away · pop. 3,350
- Herkenbosch2.8 mi away · pop. 4,280
- Melick2.9 mi away · pop. 3,655
- Maria Hoop3.6 mi away · pop. 1,275
- Montfort4.1 mi away · pop. 3,070
- Merum5 mi away
- Linne5 mi away · pop. 3,601
- Asenray5.3 mi away · pop. 941
- Herten5.4 mi away · pop. 7,543
- Roermond5.6 mi away · pop. 41,225
- Koningsbosch5.8 mi away · pop. 1,644
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
CBS — Statistics Netherlands
- CBS code
- 0956
- Population (Wikidata)
- 684
- Wikidata
- Q2064352
Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382