Rosendaël

For the place in the Netherlands, see Roosendaal.

Rosendaël
Part of Dunkirk
Town hall annex
Coat of arms
Location of Rosendaël
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Coordinates: 51°02′29″N 2°24′13″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkirk
Canton	Dunkerque-2
Commune	Dunkirk
Area ^1	3.97 km^2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	18,272
• Density	4,600/km^2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	59240
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rosendaël (French pronunciation: [ʁozɑ̃dal]; Dutch: Rozendaal; West Flemish: Rozendoale; French Flemish: Roozendaele; meaning "rose valley") is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. In 1971 it was merged into Dunkirk.[1] It currently has 18,272 inhabitants (an almost ten-fold increase since 1825) in an area of 3.97 km^2.

Heraldry

Arms of Rosendaël

The arms of Rosendaël are blazoned : D'azur à la Rose d'Argent

Rosendaël also has its own flag, Barry of 6 gules and vert

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  Grandes armes de Rosendaël.
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  Flag of Rosendaël
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  Flag of Rosendaëlsur dam

See also

• Communes of the Nord department
• Roosendael Abbey in Antwerp, Belgium
• Roosendaal, city in North Brabant, Netherlands
• Rozendaal, South Holland, town in the Netherlands
• Rozendaal, town in Gelderland, Netherlands
• Jack Rosendaal (born 1973), Dutch decathlete

References

1. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rosendaël, EHESS (in French).