It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the Meuse (Dutch: Maas), at the point where the river is joined by the Jeker. Mount Saint Peter (Sint-Pietersberg) is largely situated within the city's municipal borders.

Maastricht (uitspraak: /masˈtrɪχt/ ⓘ; Limburgs: Mestreech /məsˈtʁeːç/; Waals: Måstraik of Li Trai) is een stad en gemeente in het zuiden van Nederland. Het is de hoofdstad van de provincie Limburg en telt 125.203 inwoners (1 januari 2024, bron: CBS). Het is hiermee de grootste gemeente van de provincie Limburg.

Maastricht (Limburgish: Mestreech) is a municipality in the south of the Netherlands. It is the capital city of the province of Limburg. About 120,000 people live there. Maastricht has an airport and a university (Maastricht University).

2024年12月2日 · Maastricht is the principal city in the southeastern appendix of the Netherlands and is only 2 miles (3 km) from the Belgian border. It was the site of the Roman settlement Trajectum ad Mosam (“Ford on the Meuse”) and was later the seat of a bishop from 382 to 721.

By many considered to be the most beautiful city of the country, Maastricht is the southernmost city in the Netherlands. It's the capital of the province of Limburg and famous for what the Dutch call the "Burgundian" way of life.

Maastricht ist die Hauptstadt der niederländischen Provinz Limburg und eine der ältesten Städte der Niederlande. Der Name der Stadt ist aus dem lateinischen Traiectum ad Mosam und Mosae Traiectum überliefert, der wohl auf die von den Römern errichtete Brücke zurückgeht. Das Stadtwappen zeigt einen silbernen, fünfzackigen Stern auf rotem ...

2023年9月5日 · Maastricht is the southernmost city in the Netherlands, and is the capital of the province of Limburg. Situated on the Maas river, within walking distance of Belgium and cycling distance of Germany, it claims to be the oldest city in the Netherlands (a claim it shares with Nijmegen). A great place to spend some time, it contains some ...

1815 - Maastricht becomes capital of the Province of Limburg, as part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. 1822 - Société des Amis des Sciences, Lettres et Arts founded (precursor of Limburg Historical and Antiquarian Society; see 1929).