Maastricht
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Maastricht ([maːˈstʁɪçt] (soothren Dutch an locally) or [maːˈstɾɪxt] ( listen) (northren Dutch); Limburgish (incl. Maastrichtian): Mestreech [məˈstʁeːç]; French: Maestricht (archaic); Spaingie: Mastrique (archaic)) is the caipital ceety o the Dutch province o Limburg. It is located on baith sides o the Meuse river (Dutch: Maas), at the pynt whaur the Jeker River (French: Geer) joins it.
Maastricht Mestreech | |
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Municipality | |
View o the Maastricht ceety centre an Vrijthof Square frae the touer o Sint-Jans Church (Sint-Janskerk) | |
Anthem: Mestreechs Volksleed | |
Coordinates: 50°51′4.47″N 5°41′26.65″E | |
Kintra | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
COROP | Sooth Limburg |
Settled | ≈ 500 BC |
Ceety richts | 1204 |
Ceety subdiveesions | 40 neighbourhuids |
Govrenment | |
• Bodi | Gemeenteraad Maastricht |
• Mayor | Onno Hoes (VVD) |
Area (2006) | |
• Total | 60.06 km2 (23.19 sq mi) |
• Laund | 56.80 km2 (21.93 sq mi) |
• Water | 3.26 km2 (1.26 sq mi) |
Population (1 Januar 2013) | |
• Total | 121,831 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
• Demonym | (Dutch) Maastrichtenaar; (Limb.) Mestreechteneer or Sjeng |
Soorce: CBS, Statline. | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code(s) | 6200 AA - 6229 ZZ |
Area code(s) | 043 |
Website | http://www.maastricht.nl/ |
Maastricht developed frae a Roman settlement tae a releegious centre, a garrison ceity an an early industrial ceity.[1] Nowadays, it is kent as a ceity o history, cultur, local folklore an eddication,[2] an haes the seicont heichest amoont o naitional heritage steids (Rijksmonumenten) in the Netherlands efter Amsterdam, nummerin 1677. Furthermair, it haes acome kent, bi wye o the Maastricht Treaty, as the birthplace o the European Union, European citizenship, an the single European currency, the euro.[3][4] The toun is popular wi tourists for shoppin an recreation, an haes a lairge growin internaitional student population. Maastricht is a member o the Maist Auncient European Touns Network[5] an is pairt o the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, which includes nearby ceities Aachen, Eupen, Hasselt, Liège an Tongeren.