Margraten

Margraten
Mergraote (Limburgish)
Village and former municipality
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Margraten
Location in the Netherlands
Margraten
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°49′N 5°49′E / 50.817°N 5.817°E / 50.817; 5.817
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg (Netherlands)
MunicipalityEijsden-Margraten
Area
  Total
7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
3,425
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6269
Dialing code043

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.