Landgraaf community was only formed in 1982 when Schaesberg, Ubach over Worms and Nieuwenhagen merged and is located in Southeastern Limburg province, just to the north of Heerlen and Aachen (D).

inhabitants: 41.000

dialing prefix: 045

overview: South-eastern Limburg

The border in the built-up area along the mainroad from German Geilenkirchen to Dutch Heerlen.

Grensstraat (NL) / Heerlener Strasse (D) L42

The border on the street between German Übach-Palenberg and Landgraaf in Holland.

Grensstraat (NL) / Heerlener Strasse (D) L42

Looking back to Übach Palenberg, Germany.

Grensstraat (NL) / Heerlener Strasse (D) L42

Having passed the border or rather just followed the main-road we find ourselves in Holland all over a sudden.

Entering Landgraaf, leaving Germany.

From the residential quarter Haanrade towards the city-centre of Herzogenrath.

Grensstraat (NL) / Eygelshofener Strasse (D)

A side-road: Holland to the left, Germany to the right: neighbours with different passports and language.

Kloosterlindenweg (NL) / Klosterlindenweg (D)

And the other way round: from Herzogenrath towards Dutch Haanrade .

Eygelshofener Strasse (D) / Grensstraat (NL)

Detail of street names and town-name plate.