|
Vlodrop (Limburgish and town dialect: Vlórp) is a town in the south-eastern 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. 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'' (). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.〕 In 1990, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation program, moved his headquarters to the grounds of the former monastery, Kolleg St. Ludwig〔Memorial pays tribute to Indian guru, Reuters, ()〕〔 USA Today ()〕〔(''Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Dies'' ), Associated Press, February 5, 2008〕 and it became the home of Maharishi European Research University. The world famous roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma is based in Vlodrop. == Gallery == Image:Kolleg St Ludwig02.jpg|Kolleg St. Ludwig File:Autumn in Maharishis Garden (8171695143).jpg|Gardens in Kolleg St. Ludwig Image:Vlodrop, monumentaal pand foto5 2011-03-22 12.06.JPG|Monumental house 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vlodrop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|