A brief history of Roermond    The name of Roermond means: a place on a high site along the river Roer.  Roermond was built on the confluence of the rivers Roer and Maas.  People lived here as far back as prehistoric times. . As evidence of Roman occupation there is an altar stone dedicated to [...]

This city, often overshadowed by Tokyo despite its far more fascinating and unique history, has played many roles in its long history dating back to the 7th century or earlier. It was originally know as Naniwa-kyo, and was at that time the first capital of Japan, when Emperor Kotoku was in power. The characters for [...]