Limburg (Netherlands)

Limburg Limburg / Limbörg / Lèmburg
Province of the Netherlands
Däölkesberg (municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Limburg mijn Vaderland" "Limburg My Fatherland"
Map: Province of Limburg in the Netherlands Location of Limburg in the Netherlands
Map of Limburg
Coordinates: 51°13′N 5°56′E
Country	Netherlands
Inclusion	1867
Capital (and largest city)	Maastricht
Government
• King's Commissioner	Emile Roemer (SP)
Area  (2017)
• Total	2,210 km2 (850 sq mi)
• Land	2,148 km2 (829 sq mi)
• Water	62 km2 (24 sq mi)
• Rank	11th
Highest elevation	323 m (1,060 ft)
Lowest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (1 November 2019)
• Total	1,118,223
• Rank	7th
• Density	521/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
• Rank	5th
ISO 3166 code	NL-LI
Religion (2003)	Roman Catholic 78% Protestant 2% Others 5% Non-religious 15%
HDI (2018)	0.915 very high · 8th
Website	www.limburg.nl

Other meanings are at Limburg

Limburg is the southernmost province of the Netherlands. Its capital is Maastricht. About 1,116,000 people are living in Limburg (2021).

It is the only province in the Netherlands which has hills. It is a very old province; the capital city, Maastricht, is over 2000 years old. The Limburgish people do speak Dutch, but they also speak their own dialects called Limburgish. These dialects - especially the ones in the South of Limburg, the normal Dutch people find difficult to understand. These dialects have many influences from German and French. The Limburgish are renowned for their famous vlaai.

Limburg got its status as a Dutch Province in 1867

Limburger cheese comes from this region.

Other websites

• Official website