Maastricht
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) | |
 Banner  Coat airms .svg) Simplified airms | |
| Anthem: Mestreechs Volksleed | |
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| Coordinates: 50°51′4.47″N 5°41′26.65″E / 50.8512417°N 5.6907361°E | |
| Kintra |  Netherlands |
| Province | .svg){kind=small} 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.
Internaitional relations
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Ither relations
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ "Zicht op Maastricht". zichtopmaastricht.nl. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ↑ "VVV Maastricht". Vvv-maastricht.eu. Retrieved 23 Mey 2012.
- ↑ Sponsored by. "The Economist ''Charlemagne: Return to Maastricht'' Oct 8th 2011". Economist.com. Retrieved 23 Mey 2012.
- ↑ BBC News Is Brighton the next Maastricht March 29th 2012
- ↑ MAETN (1999 [last update]). "diktyo". classic-web.archive.org. Archived frae the original on 2005-10-22. Retrieved 19 May 2011. Check date values in:
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