Roermond (English spelling)

Japanese: ルールモント（英語表記）Roermond

A city in the province of Limburg in the southern part of the Netherlands. It is located on the right bank of the Maas River, at the confluence with the Ruhr River. It obtained city rights in 1232. In the 14th and 15th centuries it prospered as a centre for the wool trade, and was the capital of the Duchy of Helder until 1543. It has been the seat of a bishopric since 1559, and the majority of its inhabitants are Catholic. Although it suffered heavy damage in World War II, the city boasts a late Romanesque cathedral (founded in 1224, later rebuilt) and St. Christoffel's Cathedral (1410). There is an agricultural produce market with a large-scale egg sorting and packaging facility, and the city is home to industries such as chemicals, electrical equipment, textiles, wood products, and cigars. Population 42,782 (1992 estimate).

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Japanese:

オランダ南部，リンブルフ州の都市。マース川右岸，ルール川との合流点に位置する。 1232年都市権を獲得。 14～15世紀には毛織物取引の中心地として繁栄し，1543年までヘルデル公領支領の首都。 59年以来司教座がおかれ，住民の大部分はカトリック。第2次世界大戦で多大の被害を出したが，後期ロマネスクの大聖堂 (1224創設，のち再建) ，聖クリストフェル大聖堂 (1410) などが残る。大規模な鶏卵の選別包装施設をもつ農産物市場があるほか，化学，電気機器，織物，木製品，葉巻などの工業が立地する。人口4万 2782 (1992推計) 。

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