The industrial town of Kerkrade lies near the German frontier, a few miles from Aachen. The coal mines which were originally opened up by the monks of Rolduc Abbey in 1742 were closed down in the 1960s.

The oldest building in the town is Oud Ehrenstein, a castle from the 14th century.

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