Sittard

thumb|right|St Michael's Church on Sittard's market square.

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Place details

Locality: Sittard
Region: Limburg
Country: Nederland
Population: 48,400
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sittard
Settlement.native_name: Zitterd
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Sittard Panorama 4.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: The Markt (market square) of Sittard
Settlement.image_flag: Sittard stadsvlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Sittard wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: LocatieSittard.png
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: COROP
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limburg
Settlement.subdivision_name2: South Limburg
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sittard-Geleen
Settlement.population_as_of: 1 January 2011
Settlement.postal_code: 6130-6137

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sittard
Demonym: Sittarder
Population: 37085
Image: Sittard Panorama 4.JPG
Dialing code: 046

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Commons category: Sittard
postal code: 6130–6137
native label: Zitterd
P8168: Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck

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Travel guide

Understand

Sittard is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands. On the east Sittard borders on Germany (municipality Selfkant, in North Rhine-Westphalia). It has some 48,400 inhabitants (including those of neighbouring villages Munstergeleen, Limbricht, Einighausen and Guttecoven). Sittard is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.

Sittard has a small historic city centre with numerous architectural monuments, including several old churches (St Peter's, St Michael's, Basilica of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) and a few half-timbered houses. The city has retained part of its city wall. On the south-eastern side of the city centre, the St Rosa chapel crowns the Kollenberg hill. Museum "Het Domein" is situated in a converted nineteenth century school building in the city centre. It focuses on contemporary art, urban history and archeology.

See

Sittard has a quite interesting and historic city center. Just wandering around for a while will give you a fair idea of the town, but make sure to include some of its ancient churches in your tour.

Do

Football: Fortuna Sittard play soccer in Eredivisie, the country's top tier. Their home ground (capacity 12,500) is 2 km southwest of town centre.

Buy

thumb|450px The lively city centre is a popular place for general shopping. On any sunny Saturday afternoon you'll find large crowds combining a day of shopping in the charming streets with a bit of relaxing on the market square terraces.

Eat

The Markt and surrounding streets are your best bet when looking for a place to eat. Popular places include:

Drink

Sittard is not only a reasonably large town, but it also has a large higher education institution, whose students of course encourage the city's nightlife. Most of the café's and bars are located on and around the market square, so just head there and explore the different establishments, especially on Saturday nights.