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Kerkrade

British  
/ ˈkɛrkraːdə /

noun

  1. a town in the SE Netherlands, in Limburg: one of the oldest coal-mining centres in Europe. Pop: 50 000 (2003 est)

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Jongbloed played most of his professional career with Amsterdam club DWS — later becoming FC Amsterdam — and then appeared for Roda JC Kerkrade and Go Ahead Eagles, finally retiring at the age of 45.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

The father of five children was arrested at his home in the southern Dutch city of Kerkrade in 2019 and has been jailed ever since.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2022

British primatologist Jane Goodall at the Gaiapark Kerkrade zoo in the Netherlands, May 2012.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2013

For the last month, Kerkrade has been heard more clearly than ever�but visitors have been making all the noise.

From Time Magazine Archive

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