Limburg

Limburg is the name of two adjoining provinces under the jurisdiction of two separate nations:

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• Limburg (Netherlands), in the south of the Netherlands. Its capital is Maastricht.
• Limburg (Belgium), in the Flanders region of Belgium. Its capital is Hasselt.

Main articles: Duchy of Limburg, Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg (Belgium)

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The name Limburg originates from the small town Limbourg.

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It was a duchy south of current Dutch-Limburg, and partly in what is now the Pays d'Herve, in the Belgian province Liège.

Limburg: History ►



 

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