Maastricht

Maastricht (  or  ; Limburgish : Mestreech ; French: Maestricht ; Spaingie: Mastrique ) 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 developed frae a Roman settlement tae a releegious centre, a garrison ceity an an early industrial ceity. Nowadays, it is kent as a ceity o history, cultur, local folklore an eddication, 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.BBC News Is Brighton the next Maastricht March 29th 2012  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 an is pairt o the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, which includes nearby ceities Aachen, Eupen, Hasselt, Liège an Tongeren.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Maastricht is twinned wi:
  Liège, Belgium
  Koblenz, Germany
  Rama, Nicaragua
  Chengdu, Cheenae (syne 2012)

Ither relations
 Maist Auncient European Touns Network

References


Category:Belgium–Netherlands border crossins
Category:Ceeties in the Netherlands
Category:Municipalities o Limburg (Netherlands)
Category:Populatit places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Category:Provincial caipitals o the Netherlands
Category:Roman steids in the Netherlands
Category:Sooth Limburg (Netherlands)
Category:Varsity touns in the Netherlands