Limburg (Belgium)
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Limburg (Dutch: Limburg (help·info)) is the eastmaist province o modren Flanders, which is ane o the three main poleetical an cultural sub-diveesions o modren Belgium. It is locatit wast o the river Meuse (Dutch Maas). It borders on (clockwise frae the north) the Dutch provinces o North Brabant an Limburg an the Belgian provinces o Liège, Flemish Brabant an Antwerp. Its caipital is Hasselt. It haes an aurie o 2,414 km² which is dividit intae three arrondissements (arrondissementen in Dutch) containin 44 municipalities. Amang them, apairt frae Hasselt, are Borgloon, the early medieval caipital, Genk, a major economic centre, Diepenbeek, hame tae Hasselt University, an Tongeren, kent as the auldest ceety in Belgium acause it wis the anerlie Roman ceety in the province. Belgian Limburg wis niver cried Limburg till the 19t century, it's name bein a result o post-Napoleonic politics. The same region wis historically cried Loon.
Limburg | |
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Province o Belgium | |
Province o Limburg | |
Kintra | Belgium |
Region | Flemish Region |
Caipital | Hasselt |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Herman Reynders |
Area | |
• Total | 2,414 km2 (932 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017)[1] | |
• Total | 867,413 |
• Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
Website | Offeecial steid |
- This airticle deals wi a province in Belgium. For ither uises o Limburg, see: Limburg.