Sittard
A walkable town in the southern Dutch province of Limburg, Sittard has a heritage-dense centre thick with listed buildings, historic churches, and cafés. One of the oldest settlements in the Netherlands, it received city rights in 1243 — the third oldest in the province after Maastricht and Roermond. The centre sits close to the German border, with the hilly South Limburg landscape and several UNESCO World Heritage sites within reach in the wider region.
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- Population48,400
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 13 km8.2 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Sittard: quick answers
Where is Sittard?
Sittard is in Netherlands, about 21 km13 miles in a straight line from Maastricht.
How do you get to Sittard?
The nearest airport is Maastricht (MST), about 25 min away by road. The nearest train station is Sittard, about 6 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Sittard?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C66°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 3°C38°F. The wettest month is December, with about 80 mm3.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Sittard?
OpenStreetMap lists 31 restaurants, 6 cafés and 19 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.