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Limburg is located west of the Meuse (Dutch: Maas), which separates it from the similarly-named Dutch province of Limburg. To the south it shares a border with the French-speaking province of Liège, with which it also has historical ties. To the north and west are the old territories of the Duchy of Brabant.
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City Arrondissement Province Population (1/1/2017) Year of the Royal Order Communal Charter; Aalst (Alost): Aalst East Flanders 84,859: 1825: 1174 Aarschot (fr: Aerschot): Leuven Flemish Brabant
Maasmechelen (Dutch pronunciation: [maːsˈmɛxələ(n)]; Limburgish: Mechele) is a municipality located on the Meuse in the Belgian province of Limburg.. It comprises the former municipalities of Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Vucht, Leut, Meeswijk, Uikhoven, Eisden, Opgrimbie, Boorsem, and Kotem.
Belgium comprises 581 municipalities (Dutch: gemeenten; French: communes; German: Gemeinden), 300 of them grouped into five provinces in Flanders and 262 others in five provinces in Wallonia, while the remaining 19 are in the Brussels Capital Region, which is not divided in provinces. In most cases, the municipalities are the smallest ...
At the creation of Belgium in 1831, there were 2,739 municipalities in the country, which had fallen to 2,663 municipalities by 1961. Following a series of decisions and actions, carried out in 1975, 1983 and 2019, the fusion of the Belgian municipalities reduced the national total to 581 municipalities.
Pages in category "Limburg (Belgium)" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This article gives a list of current and former municipalities of the Dutch province of Limburg. Limburg has 33 municipalities. Limburg has 33 municipalities. Position of Limburg within the Netherlands.