Venray (or Venraij) (
pronunciation (help·info)) (Limburgish: Venroj) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.
Population centres
Castenray, Heide, Leunen, Merselo, Oirlo, Oostrum Lb, Smakt, Venray, Veulen, Vredepeel, Ysselsteyn. As of January 1, 2010 the population centres Wanssum, Blitterswijck and Geijsteren will be added.
Born in Venray
- Mark Veens (*1978), Freestyle swimmer
- Edward Linskens (*1968), Soccer player
- Peter Winnen (*1957), Cyclist, winner of Alp d'Huez
- Michelle Courtens (*1981), Singer
- Koen Heldens (*1986), Audio engineer
- Gerard Verschuuren (*1946), Human Geneticist and Philosopher
- Koen "Trystys" Verstralen (*1985), Musician, guitarist of symphonic black metal band Carach Angren and singer of thrash metal formation Anxiety
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Coordinates: 51°32′N 5°59′E / 51.533°N 5.983°E / 51.533; 5.983
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