Margraten
Margraten
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Village and former municipality | |
View on Margraten | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′N 5°49′E / 50.817°N 5.817°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg (Netherlands) |
| Municipality | Eijsden-Margraten |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,425 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6269 |
| Dialing code | 043 |
Margraten (Dutch: [mɑrˈɣraːtə(n)] ⓘ; Limburgish: Mergraote) is a village and a former municipality in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.
On 1 January 2011 this former municipality merged with a neighbouring one, which resulted in the new Eijsden-Margraten municipality.