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DESTINATION LIMBURG
For centuries, the strategic location of the current province made it a much-coveted region among Europe's major powers. Romans, Spaniards, Prussians, Habsburg Austrians and French have all ruled Limburg. In 1673, Louis XIV personally commanded the siege of Maastricht by French troops.
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Bergen,
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Valkenburg,
DISCOVER BERGEN
The town of Bergen lies about 28 km north of Venlo, close to the river Maas/Meuse. Although the municipality is named after this village, the municipal hall is located in the town of Nieuw-Bergen, the largest town in the municipality. Close to the German border, approx. 5 miles. Near to Airport Niederrhein/Weeze (EDLV) ...
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DISCOVER GENNEP
Gennep is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. Gennep was the title of a comital family, a descendant of which is the famous Saint Norbert of Gennep. Gennep received city rights in 1371. It lies about 18 km southeast of Nijmegen ...
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DISCOVER HEERLEN
After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen became a centre for the coal mining industry in the Netherlands in the late 19th century. In the 20th century, architect Frits Peutz played a major role in shaping the city as we know it today. His most famous design is the Glaspaleis (Glass Palace) ...
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DISCOVER KERKRADE
The history of Kerkrade is closely linked with that of the adjacent town of Herzogenrath, just across the German border. Herzogenrath began as a settlement, called Rode, near the river Worm (or Wurm in German) in the 11th century. In 1104 Augustinian monks founded an abbey, called Kloosterrade, to the west of this settlement ...
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DISCOVER MAASTRICHT
Maastricht is capital of the province of Limburg. The city is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands between Belgium and Germany. The name of city is derived from its Latin name Trajectum Ad Mosam, referring to the bridge built by Romans under the reign of Augustus Caesar ...
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DISCOVER MARGRATEN
In Margraten is the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Europe's third largest war cemetery for unidentified soldiers who died in World War II. 8,302 soldiers are buried there under long rows of white crosses and stars of David. All graves are adopted by locals, who attend the graves and lay flowers ...
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DISCOVER MEERSSEN
The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving sons of Louis I, Charles II of the West Franks and Louis the German of East Franks. Meerssen was once the property of queen Gerberga, daughter of king Henry I ...
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Discover SITTARD
Sittard has a small, attractive city centre with many architectural monuments, including several old churches (St Peter's, St Michael's, Basilica of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) and a few half-timbered houses. On the south-eastern side of the city centre, the St Rosa chapel crowns the Kollenberg hill ...
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Discover VALKENBURG
Valkenburg is situated in a beautiful part of the Netherlands which is perfectly suited for walks or (mountain) bike tours through the hilly terrain. Although the municipality Valkenburg aan de Geul only has about 18.000 inhabitants, it hosts about 1 million nights a year. Valkenburg has the oldest still existing railway station ...
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