Vlodrop is a town in the south-eastern part of The Netherlands in the municipality of Roerdalen

Roerdalen

- Population centres :*Herkenbosch*Melick*Montfort*Posterholt*Reutje*Sint Odiliënberg*Vlodrop- External links :*...

. The town is situated near the German border, about 8 km southeast of Roermond

Roermond

Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the lower Roer at the east bank of the Meuse river. It received city rights in 1231...

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Vlodrop was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Melick en Herkenbosch

Melick en Herkenbosch

Melick en Herkenbosch is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It covered the villages of Melick and Herkenbosch.In 1991, the municipality merged with Vlodrop, and in 1993, it changed its name to Roerdalen....

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In 2001, Vlodrop had 1995 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.51 km², and contained 850 residences.

In 1990, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , born Mahesh Prasad Varma , developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and was the leader and guru of the TM movement, characterised as a new religious movement and also as non-religious...

, founder of the Transcendental Meditation

Transcendental Meditation

Transcendental Meditation refers to the Transcendental Meditation technique, a specific form of mantra meditation, and to the Transcendental Meditation movement, a spiritual movement...

 program, moved his headquarters to the grounds of a historic Franciscan monastery and the former Bishopric, College St. Ludwig. The property is now known as MERU, Holland

MERU, Holland

MERU, Holland, is a residential and office complex which includes the residence of the late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a capital of the Global Country of World Peace, a campus of Maharishi European Research University , and other institutions of the Transcendental Meditation movement. It occupies the...

, on account of the Maharishi European Research University, one of the institutions based there.

The world famous roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma

Vekoma

Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V. is a roller coaster and thrill ride designer with its facilities based in the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1926 by Hendrik op het Veld under the name "Veld Koning Machinefabriek" and had first manufactured agricultural machinery and mining equipment...

is based in Vlodrop.