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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. Roermond town centre has been designated as a conservation area.

Through the centuries the town has filled the role of commercial centre, principal town in the duchy of Guelders and since 1559 it has served as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond. The skyline of the historic town is dominated by the towers of its two churches: St. Christopher Cathedral and Roermond Minster or 'Munsterkerk' in Dutch. In addition to important churches, the town centre has many listed buildings and monuments.

Roermond's old city centre is home to several historic monuments, including:

• Cuypershuis
• Munsterkerk
• Stateroom of city hall
• The old cemetery
• Kapel in 't Zand
• Roermond City Hall
• St. Christopher Cathedral
• Carolus chapel
• National Indiëmonument
• Kasteeltje Hattem
• Rattentoren
• The Galgeberg is a small hill in Roermond. It is in the Kapel in 't Zand-area of Roermond. "Galgeberg" is Dutch for "gallows hill". Once criminals were hanged or burned here. For instance in 1613, 64 witches were burned here; it was the biggest witch trial in Dutch history.