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Limburg is one of two Dutch provinces (North Brabant being the other) that has historically been dominated by the Roman Catholic faith. In 2015, 64.5% of the population of Limburg identified as Catholic, while 3.3% identified as Muslim , 2.2% with the Protestant Church in the Netherlands , and 2.1% with other churches or faiths.
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.
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)
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 ...
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 Seven Weeks' War between Austria and Prussia in 1866 led to the collapse of the German Confederation. To clarify the position of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Duchy of Limburg, which were possessions of the Dutch king but also member states of the Confederation, the Second Treaty of London in 1867 affirmed that Limburg was an "integral part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands", while ...
Province Dutch name French name German name Capital Governor Area [2] Population (1 January 2024) [1] ... Limburg: Limbourg: Limburg Hasselt: Herman Reynders: Since 2009:
Valkenburg aan de Geul (Dutch: [ˈvɑlkə(m)bʏr(ə)x aːn də ˈɣøːl] ⓘ; Limburgish: Valkeberg [ˈvɑl˦əkəˌbæʀ˦əx] ⓘ) is a municipality situated in the southeastern Dutch province of Limburg. The name refers to the central town in the municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul passing through it.