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Limburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɪmbʏr(ə)x] ⓘ, Limburgish: [ˈlɪm˦ˌbʏʀ˦əx]), also known as Dutch Limburg, is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is bordered by Gelderland to the north and by North Brabant to its west.
This is a list of settlements in the province of Limburg, in the Netherlands. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates)
The territory of Limburg was the same as the combined territories of the present Dutch and Belgian provinces, with the exception of Voeren, which was a part of Liège Province at the time. Its capital was Maastricht. For legal matters, the province was subdivided into the arrondissements of Maastricht, Hasselt and Roermond.
In 1839, following the separation of Belgium, the province of Limburg was divided between the two countries, each now having a province called Limburg. A year later, Holland, the largest and most populous of the Dutch provinces, was also split into two provinces, for a total of 11.
This article gives a list of current and former municipalities of the Dutch province of Limburg. Limburg has 33 municipalities. ... North Limburg: 48,405 105.44 ...
This is a list of towns in the Dutch province of Limburg.Note that in the Netherlands, there is no official distinction between cities, towns, villages, etc., and therefore this category contains all of these kinds of settlements, from the city of Maastricht (population: about 120,000) to the smallest hamlets.
South Limburg (Dutch: Zuid-Limburg, Limburgish: Zuud-Limburg) is both a COROP (statistical) region as well as a landstreek (area) of the Netherlands located in the province of Limburg. The Dutch term landstreek, literally translated "land area/region", means that the area is not an administrative region but an area that displays cohesion with ...
The Duchy of Limburg (Dutch: Hertogdom Limburg) was created in 1839 from parts of the Dutch Province of Limburg as a result of the Treaty of London. Its territory was the territory of the modern day province of Limburg with the exceptions of the cities of Maastricht and Venlo. The Duchy of Limburg was also a member state of the German ...