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Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders
Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
 (which is one of the three regions of Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
), and is located west of the Maas river. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 and the Belgian provinces of Liège
Liège (province)

Li?ge is the easternmost Provinces of regions in Belgium of the Wallonia, in Belgium. It is predominantly French language speaking, with a German language speaking minority living along the eastern border with Germany and Luxembourg....
, Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant

Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp , Limburg , Li?ge , Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders....
 and Antwerp
Antwerp (province)

Antwerp is the northernmost provinces of regions in Belgium both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg , Flemish Brabant and East Flanders....
. Its capital is Hasselt
Hasselt

||-||-||}Hasselt is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium, and capital of the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of Limburg . The Hasselt municipality includes the city of Hasselt and the old communes of Sint-Lambrechts-Herk, Wimmertingen, Kermt, Spalbeek, Kuringen, Stokrooie, Stevoort and Runkst....
. It has an area of 2,414 km² which is divided into three Arrondissement
Arrondissement

An arrondissement is an administrative division in France, most of the nations which were its former colonies in Africa and some other French-speaking nations, as well as in Belgium and the Netherlands....
s (arrondissementen in Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
) containing 44 municipalities. Among them is Genk
Genk

Genk is a city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the city of Genk itself....
, one of the economical centres of the province.






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Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders
Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
 (which is one of the three regions of Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
), and is located west of the Maas river. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 and the Belgian provinces of Liège
Liège (province)

Li?ge is the easternmost Provinces of regions in Belgium of the Wallonia, in Belgium. It is predominantly French language speaking, with a German language speaking minority living along the eastern border with Germany and Luxembourg....
, Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant

Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp , Limburg , Li?ge , Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders....
 and Antwerp
Antwerp (province)

Antwerp is the northernmost provinces of regions in Belgium both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg , Flemish Brabant and East Flanders....
. Its capital is Hasselt
Hasselt

||-||-||}Hasselt is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium, and capital of the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of Limburg . The Hasselt municipality includes the city of Hasselt and the old communes of Sint-Lambrechts-Herk, Wimmertingen, Kermt, Spalbeek, Kuringen, Stokrooie, Stevoort and Runkst....
. It has an area of 2,414 km² which is divided into three Arrondissement
Arrondissement

An arrondissement is an administrative division in France, most of the nations which were its former colonies in Africa and some other French-speaking nations, as well as in Belgium and the Netherlands....
s (arrondissementen in Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
) containing 44 municipalities. Among them is Genk
Genk

Genk is a city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the city of Genk itself....
, one of the economical centres of the province. An educational centre, as a result of the presence of a university, is Diepenbeek
Diepenbeek

Diepenbeek is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Diepenbeek had a total population of 17,706....
 near Hasselt.

Language

As in all Flemish provinces, the official language is Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
, but two municipalities: Herstappe
Herstappe

Herstappe is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Herstappe had a total population of 82. The total area is 1.35 km? which gives a population density of 61 inhabitants per km?....
 and Voeren
Voeren

Voeren is a Flanders municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . It borders The Netherlands to the north and the Wallonia province of Li?ge to the South, but isn't geographically connected to the rest of Flanders....
 are to a certain extent allowed to use French to communicate with their citizens; these are called the municipalities with language facilities. Other such special municipalities can be found along the border between Flanders and Wallonia, and between Wallonia and the German-speaking area of Belgium.

Geography


Belgian Limburg is crossed by the Albert Canal
Albert Canal

The Albert Canal is a canal located in northeastern Belgium, named after Albert I of Belgium. It connects the major cities Antwerp and Li?ge and the Meuse River and Scheldt rivers....
, and has historically been a major coal
Coal

Coal is a readily combustion black or brownish-black sedimentary rock. The harder forms, such as anthracite, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure....
-mining area. North of the Albert Canal and the river Demer, is the Campine
Campine

Campine is a region which once consisted mainly of moor or swamp, Heath and sandy peat. The Campine encompasses the east of Antwerp province , part of Limburg province in Belgium as well as part of Noord-Brabant, a The Netherlands province....
 region, with sandy soils, bush, forests and the coal-mining area. South of the Albert Canal and the river Demer, is the Hesbaye
Hesbaye

Hesbaye , is the region in the south of the Belgian Limburg containing the cities of Tongeren, Sint-Truiden, Bilzen and Borgloon. The region also covers the east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant as well as the northwestern part of the province of Li?ge....
 region, with fertile soils, farming and fruit. In the southeast also more low hills.

History


Limburg's name derives from the fortified castle town known as Limbourg
Limbourg

Limbourg is a medieval city located in the province of Li?ge , Wallonia, Belgium. On July 1 2006 Limbourg had a total population of 5,669. The total area is 24.63 square kilometre which gives a population density of 230 inhabitants per km?....
, situated on the river Vesdre
Vesdre

The Weser or Vesdre is a river in eastern Belgium, in the Li?ge , and is a right tributary to the river Ourthe. Its source lays in the High Fens , close to the border with Germany near Monschau....
 in the Ardennes
Ardennes

The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and old mountains formed on the Givetian Ardennes mountains, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel....
, now in the Walloon
Wallonia

Wallonia is the Francophone southern part of Belgium. This region makes up about 31% of the Belgian population.Since 1970, Wallonia has approximately coincided with the territory of the Walloon Region, which is a federated component of the Belgian state and provides a government and a parliament to both Wallonia and the smaller German-s...
 province of Liège
Liège (province)

Li?ge is the easternmost Provinces of regions in Belgium of the Wallonia, in Belgium. It is predominantly French language speaking, with a German language speaking minority living along the eastern border with Germany and Luxembourg....
. It was the seat of the medieval Duchy of Limburg
Duchy of Limburg

The Duchy of Limburg was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of parts of the present Belgium provinces Li?ge and Limburg , the Netherlands province of Limburg , and a small part of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany ....
 which extended into the Meuse
Meuse

Meuse is a departments of France in northeast France, named after the Meuse River....
 region north of the city of Liège
Liège (city)

Li?ge is a major Walloon Region city and Municipalities in Belgium in Belgium located in the Provinces of Belgium of Li?ge , of which it is the administrative capital....
. However, most the area of the current Dutch Limburg was not part of this polity but was divided among several states including the Duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Brabant

The Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of not only the three modern-day Belgium provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Antwerp as well as the Brussels-Capital Region, but also the present-day Netherlands province of North Brabant....
, the Duchy of Jülich
Duchy of Jülich

The Duchy of J?lich was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its territory is situated in present day Germany and the Netherlands . It was situated on both sides of the river Rur, around its capital J?lich in the lower Rhineland....
, and the Bishopric of Liège
Bishopric of Liège

The Bishopric of Li?ge or Prince-Bishopric of Li?ge was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries in present Belgium. It belonged from 1500 on to the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle....
, as well as the Duchy of Limburg. A result of this division is still evident in the plethora of distinct varieties of the Limburgish language
Limburgish language

Limburgish, or Limburgian or Limburgic is a group of Low Franconian varieties, spoken in the Limburg and Rhineland regions, near the common Netherlands / Belgium / Germany border....
 spoken in Limburg municipalities.

Following the Napoleonic Era
Napoleonic Era

The Napoleonic Era is a period in the history of France and Europe. It is generally classified as including the fourth and final stage of the French Revolution, the first being the National Assembly, the second being the Legislative Assembly, and the third being the French Directory....
, the great powers (United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
, Austrian Empire
Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire was a periodization successor state empire founded on a remnant of the Holy Roman Empire centered on what is today's Austria that officially lasted from 1804 to 1867....
, Russian Empire
Russian Empire

File:Russian Emperor Flag.jpgFile:Romanov Flag.svgThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917....
, and France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
) united the region with the new United Kingdom of the Netherlands
United Kingdom of the Netherlands

United Kingdom of the Netherlands was the unofficial name used to refer to a new unified European state created from part of the First French Empire during the Congress of Vienna in 1815....
 in 1815. A new province was formed and was to receive the name "Maastricht
Maastricht

Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the Netherlands province of Limburg , of which it is the Capital . The city is situated on both sides of the Meuse River river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, near the Belgium and Germany borders....
," after its capital. The first king, William I
William I of the Netherlands

William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
, who did not want the name Limburg to be lost, insisted that the name be changed to "Limburg." As such, the name of the new province derived from the old Duchy of Limburg
Duchy of Limburg

The Duchy of Limburg was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of parts of the present Belgium provinces Li?ge and Limburg , the Netherlands province of Limburg , and a small part of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany ....
 that had existed until 1648 within the triangle of Maastricht
Maastricht

Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the Netherlands province of Limburg , of which it is the Capital . The city is situated on both sides of the Meuse River river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, near the Belgium and Germany borders....
, Liège
Liège (city)

Li?ge is a major Walloon Region city and Municipalities in Belgium in Belgium located in the Provinces of Belgium of Li?ge , of which it is the administrative capital....
, and Aachen
Aachen

is a historic spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the westernmost city of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km west of Cologne....
.

When the Catholic
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 South, both the Dutch and French speaking regions, split away from the mainly Calvinist
Calvinism

Calvinism is a theology system and an approach to the Christian life that emphasizes the rule of God over all things. It was developed by several theologians, but it bears the name of the French Protestant Reformation John Calvin because of his prominent influence on it and because of his role in the confessional and ecclesiastical debates t...
, Dutch
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 North in the Belgian Revolution
Belgian Revolution

The Belgian Revolution was the conflict which led to the secession of the Southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium....
 of 1830, the province of Limburg was at first almost entirely under Belgian rule. In 1839 Limburg was split into so-called Dutch Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)

Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by Belgium to the south and part of the west, Germany to the east, the Dutch province of North Brabant partly to the west, and the province of Gelderland to the north....
 and Belgian Limburg, though it became Flemish
Flemish Region

The Flemish Region is one of the three official Communities and regions of Belgium of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region....
 when all provinces in Belgium came under control of institutional regions.

Limburg mijn Vaderland is the official anthem
National anthem

A national anthem is a generally patriotism musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people....
 of both Belgian and Dutch Limburg.

Economy

  • Ford Automobile Factory in Genk


  • Philips Research


  • Belgium's fruit producing region Haspengouw (Hesbaye
    Hesbaye

    Hesbaye , is the region in the south of the Belgian Limburg containing the cities of Tongeren, Sint-Truiden, Bilzen and Borgloon. The region also covers the east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant as well as the northwestern part of the province of Li?ge....
    ) is predominantly situated in Limburg.


  • Chemical industry


  • Tourism


Administrative divisions


Limburgbgemeenten
Arrondissement Hasselt:
  2. As
As (municipality)

As is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 As had a total population of 7,497. The total area is 22.07 km? which gives a population density of 340 inhabitants per km?....

  3. Beringen
  8. Diepenbeek
Diepenbeek

Diepenbeek is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Diepenbeek had a total population of 17,706....

10. Genk
Genk

Genk is a city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the city of Genk itself....

11. Gingelom
Gingelom

Gingelom is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Gingelom had a total population of 7,847. The total area is 56.49 km? which gives a population density of 139 inhabitants per km?....

12. Halen
Halen

Halen is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Halen had a total population of 8,624. The total area is 36.29 km? which gives a population density of 238 inhabitants per km?....

13. Ham
Ham (municipality)

Ham is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1, 2006 Ham had a total population of 9,705. The total area is 32.69 km? which gives a population density of 297 inhabitants per km?....

15. Hasselt
Hasselt

||-||-||}Hasselt is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium, and capital of the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of Limburg . The Hasselt municipality includes the city of Hasselt and the old communes of Sint-Lambrechts-Herk, Wimmertingen, Kermt, Spalbeek, Kuringen, Stokrooie, Stevoort and Runkst....

18. Herk-de-Stad
Herk-de-Stad

Herk-de-Stad is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Herk-de-Stad had a total population of 11,795. The total area is 42.83 km? which gives a population density of 275 inhabitants per km?....

20. Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder

Heusden-Zolder is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769....

26. Leopoldsburg
Leopoldsburg

Leopoldsburg is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Leopoldsburg had a total population of 14,403. The total area is 22.49 square kilometre which gives a population density of 640 inhabitants per km?....

28. Lummen
Lummen

Lummen is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Lummen had a total population of 13,691. The total area is 53.38 square kilometre which gives a population density of 256 inhabitants per km?....

33. Nieuwerkerken
Nieuwerkerken

Nieuwerkerken is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Nieuwerkerken had a total population of 6,606....

34. Opglabbeek
Opglabbeek

Opglabbeek is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Opglabbeek had a total population of 9,607. The total area is 24.98 km? which gives a population density of 385 inhabitants per km?....

38. Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden

Sint-Truiden is a city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Provinces of Belgium of Limburg , Flemish Region, Belgium, near the towns of Hasselt and Tongeren....

39. Tessenderlo
Tessenderlo

Tessenderlo is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . It is where the three Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp meet at the front gate of the Averbode Abbey....

43. Zonhoven
Zonhoven

Zonhoven is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2007 Zonhoven had a total population of 20,060....

44. Zutendaal
Zutendaal

Zutendaal is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Zutendaal had a total population of 6,929. The total area is 32.07 square kilometre which gives a population density of 216 inhabitants per km?....
 		Arrondissement Maaseik:
  5. Bocholt
Bocholt, Belgium

Bocholt is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Bocholt had a total population of 12,355. The total area is 59.34 km? which gives a population density of 208 inhabitants per km?....

  7. Bree
Bree, Belgium

Bree is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Bree had a total population of 14,503. The total area is 64.96 km? which gives a population density of 223 inhabitants per km?....

  9. Dilsen-Stokkem
Dilsen-Stokkem

Dilsen-Stokkem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Dilsen-Stokkem had a total population of 19,106....

14. Hamont-Achel
Hamont-Achel

Hamont-Achel is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Hamont-Achel had a total population of 13,770. The total area is 43.66 km? which gives a population density of 315 inhabitants per km?....

16. Hechtel-Eksel
Hechtel-Eksel

Hechtel-Eksel is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Hechtel-Eksel had a total population of 11,473. The total area is 76.70 km? which gives a population density of 150 inhabitants per km?....

22. Houthalen-Helchteren
Houthalen-Helchteren

Houthalen-Helchteren is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Houthalen-Helchteren had a total population of 29,945....

23. Kinrooi
Kinrooi

Kinrooi is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1, 2006 Kinrooi had a total population of 11,977. The total area is 54.76 km? which gives a population density of 219 inhabitants per km?....

27. Lommel
Lommel

Lommel is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Lommel had a total population of 31,898. The total area is 102.37 square kilometre which gives a population density of 312 inhabitants per km?....

29. Maaseik
Maaseik

Maaseik is a Municipalities in Belgium located in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of Limburg . The city is located on the river Meuse River , bordering the Netherlands....

31. Meeuwen-Gruitrode
Meeuwen-Gruitrode

Meeuwen-Gruitrode is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Meeuwen-Gruitrode had a total population of 12,583. The total area is 91.26 km? which gives a population density of 138 inhabitants per km?....

32. Neerpelt
Neerpelt

Neerpelt is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Neerpelt had a total population of 16,117. The total area is 42.78 km? which gives a population density of 377 inhabitants per km?....

35. Overpelt
Overpelt

Overpelt is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Overpelt had a total population of 13,435. The total area is 40.85 square kilometre which gives a population density of 329 inhabitants per km?....

36. Peer
Peer, Belgium

Peer is a municipality located in the province of Limburg , Flemish Region, Belgium. On January 1 2006 Peer had a total population of 15,810. The total area is 86.95 square kilometre which gives a population density of 182 inhabitants per km?....
 		Arrondissement Tongeren:
  1. Alken
Alken

Alken is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006 Alken had a total population of 11,048 . The total area is 28.14 km? which gives a population density of 392.61 inhabitants per km?....

  4. Bilzen
Bilzen

Bilzen is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006 Bilzen had a total population of 30,057....

  6. Borgloon
Borgloon

Borgloon is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Borgloon had a total population of 10,152. The total area is 51.12 km? which gives a population density of 199 inhabitants per km?....

17. Heers
Heers

Heers is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . Since 1971 it comprises the parishes Batsheers, Opheers, Veulen, Gutschoven and Mettekoven, and since 1977 also Mechelen-Bovelingen, Rukkelingen-Loon , Heks, Horpmaal, Vechmaal , and Klein-Gelmen ....

19. Herstappe
Herstappe

Herstappe is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Herstappe had a total population of 82. The total area is 1.35 km? which gives a population density of 61 inhabitants per km?....

21. Hoeselt
Hoeselt

Hoeselt is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Hoeselt had a total population of 9,265. The total area is 30.02 km? which gives a population density of 309 inhabitants per km?....

24. Kortessem
Kortessem

Kortessem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Kortessem had a total population of 8,074....

25. Lanaken
Lanaken

Lanaken is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2007 Lanaken had a total population of 24,724. The total area is 59.00 km? which gives a population density of 415 inhabitants per km?....

30. Maasmechelen
Maasmechelen

Maasmechelen is a Municipalities in Belgium located on the Meuse river in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of Limburg . The Maasmechelen municipality comprises the former communes of Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Vucht, Leut, Meeswijk, Uikhoven, Eisden, Opgrimbie, Boorsem, and Kotem....

37. Riemst
Riemst

Riemst is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Riemst had a total population of 15,963. The total area is 57.88 square kilometre which gives a population density of 276 inhabitants per km?....

40. Tongeren
Tongeren

Tongeren is a city and Arrondissement_of_Tongeren located in the Provinces of Belgium of Limburg , Flanders, Belgium. Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium....

41. Voeren
Voeren

Voeren is a Flanders municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . It borders The Netherlands to the north and the Wallonia province of Li?ge to the South, but isn't geographically connected to the rest of Flanders....

42. Wellen
Wellen

Wellen is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Wellen had a total population of 6,930. The total area is 26.72 km? which gives a population density of 259 inhabitants per km?....


Not to be confused with, though related to, the Dutch
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 province of Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)

Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by Belgium to the south and part of the west, Germany to the east, the Dutch province of North Brabant partly to the west, and the province of Gelderland to the north....
.

Famous Limburgians

  • Willy Claes
    Willy Claes

    Willy Werner Hubert Claes was Secretary General of NATO and a Belgium politician. He was a member of the Flemish Socialist Party.Claes was born in Hasselt, Belgium....
     (1938) - Politician; former Secretary General of NATO.


  • Robert Cailliau
    Robert Cailliau

    Robert Cailliau is a Belgian computer scientist who, together with Tim Berners-Lee, Software developer the World Wide Web....
    , (1947) - Co-inventor of the World Wide Web, together with Tim Berners-Lee.


  • Adrien de Gerlache
    Adrien de Gerlache

    Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery was an officer in the Belgian Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899....
     - former Antarctica explorer


  • Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1794-1874) - Politician; former Prime Minister


  • Neel Doff
    Neel Doff

    Cornelia Hubertina Doff was a French author of Dutch speaking origin and one of the most important contributors to proletarian literature....
     (1858-1942) - Writer


  • Hendrik van Veldeke (1858-1942) - First writer from the Low Countries known by name (c. 1140-c. 1190)


  • Ambiorix
    Ambiorix

    Ambiorix was, together with Catuvolcus, prince of the Eburones, leader of a Belgae tribe of north-eastern Gaul , where modern Belgium is located....
     (1st century B.C.) - Gallic leader; leader of the Eburons.


  • Stijn Helsen (1973) - Fashion designer.


Sports & Entertainment

  • Ingrid Berghmans
    Ingrid Berghmans

    Ingrid Berghmans is a former judoka from Belgium, who after her marriage became known as Ingrid Vallot. She was the face of Belgian judo in the late 1970s and 1980s alongisde Robert Van De Walle, and she was named Belgian Sportsman of the year a record eight times....
     (1961) - Former judoka world champion


  • Kim Clijsters
    Kim Clijsters

    Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a retired Belgian tennis player. She is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked players ranked player in singles and in doubles....
     - Former tennis player


  • Harry Everts
    Harry Everts

    Harry Everts is a former motocross racer from Belgium. Everts won the 1975 F?d?ration Internationale de Motocyclisme List of motocross World Championship results as a member of the Puch factory racing team....
     - Former motocross world champion


  • Stefan Everts
    Stefan Everts

    Stefan Everts is a motocross racer from Belgium, who retired in 2006 after securing his record 10th World Title. He also holds several other motocross records....
     - Former motocross world champion


  • Eric Geboers
    Eric Geboers

    Eric Geboers was is a motocross racer from Belgium. Nicknamed The Kid, he was the first person to win List of motocross World Championship results in the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc divisions....
     - Former motocross world champion


  • Eric Gerets
    Eric Gerets

    Eric Gerets is a Belgium former football defender who is currently the coach of French football club Olympique Marseille. He is best known in football for his advocacy of systems thinking....
     - Former soccer player


  • Karel Lismont
    Karel Lismont

    Karel Lismont was a Belgian Athletics , who competed mostly in the marathon . He won two Olympic medals: a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a bronze one at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal at the same event....
     - Former athlete


  • Jacky Martens
    Jacky Martens

    Jacky Martens is a former professional motocross rider and F?d?ration Internationale de Motocyclisme List of motocross World Championship results....
     - Former motocross world champion


  • Axelle Red
    Axelle Red

    Axelle Red is a Belgian singer-songwriter....
     - Singer


  • Eric Vanderaerden
    Eric Vanderaerden

    Eric Vanderaerden is a retired road bicycle racing from the town of Lummen, Belgium.He was a considerable talent, winning the prologue time trial of the Vuelta a Espa?a and the Tour de France in his professional debut year 1983....
     (1962) - Former cyclist


  • Ingrid Vandebosch
    Ingrid Vandebosch

    Ingrid Vandebosch is a model and occasional actress. She won the Elite Model Management Look of the Year Award in 1990. According to her agency, she stands 5'9" tall and weighs 121 pounds ....
    - model and married to NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon


Design

  • Casimir (furniture designer)
    Casimir (furniture designer)

    Casimir, full name Casimir Reynders is an international well known Belgian furniture designer.He studied industrial design at the SHIVKV in Genk and since then he's been an independent designer....


  • Jan van Eyck
    Jan van Eyck

    Jan van Eyck or Johannes de Eyck was an Early Netherlandish painting active in Bruges and considered one of the best Northern European painters of the 15th century....
     (ca.1390-1441) - Flemish painter


Circuit

An internationally well known Limburgian place is Zolder
Zolder

The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating 4.011 km motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s....
, where racing circuit Terlamen is located, on which in the past among others two Worldchampionships in roadcycling were held, as well as several Formula one car races.

See also

  • Limburgish language
    Limburgish language

    Limburgish, or Limburgian or Limburgic is a group of Low Franconian varieties, spoken in the Limburg and Rhineland regions, near the common Netherlands / Belgium / Germany border....
  • List of Governors of Limburg, Belgium
    List of Governors of Limburg, Belgium

    List of the governors of the Belgian province Limburg ....
  • Limburg (Netherlands)
    Limburg (Netherlands)

    Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by Belgium to the south and part of the west, Germany to the east, the Dutch province of North Brabant partly to the west, and the province of Gelderland to the north....
    , a province in southeastern Netherlands.
  • Hesbaye
    Hesbaye

    Hesbaye , is the region in the south of the Belgian Limburg containing the cities of Tongeren, Sint-Truiden, Bilzen and Borgloon. The region also covers the east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant as well as the northwestern part of the province of Li?ge....
  • Campine
    Campine

    Campine is a region which once consisted mainly of moor or swamp, Heath and sandy peat. The Campine encompasses the east of Antwerp province , part of Limburg province in Belgium as well as part of Noord-Brabant, a The Netherlands province....
  • Limburg Science Park
    Limburg Science Park

    The Limburg Science Park is a business incubator and science park located in Diepenbeek on the campus of Hasselt University. The organisation was founded in 1989 at the initiative of the University of Hasselt, the Board of the Provincial Government and the Regional Development Society Limburg....