For other uses, see Limburg (disambiguation).

Limburg is the name of two adjoining provinces under the jurisdiction of two separate nations: February 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 28 February 2006 (Tuesday) Al Askari Mosque bombing: Sixty-eight people have been killed so far today in Baghdad, Iraq. ... Limburg may refer to: a former province of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-1830): Limburg, now divided into: Limburg (Belgium) Limburg (Netherlands) the former Duchy of Limburg in present Belgium and the Netherlands a town in Belgium: Limbourg Limburg an der Lahn, a city in Germany Limburg an... This article is about political regions. ... In law, jurisdiction from the Latin jus, juris meaning law and dicere meaning to speak, is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted body or to a person to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility. ...

• Limburg (Netherlands), in the south of the Netherlands. Its capital is Maastricht.
• Limburg (Belgium), in the Flanders region of Belgium. Its capital is Hasselt.

Capital Maastricht Queens Commissioner L.J.P.M. (Leon) Frissen Religion (1999) Protestant 3% Catholic 80% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2. ... Maastricht (Limburgish and city dialect: Mestreech; French: Maestricht) is a municipality, and capital of the province of Limburg. ... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders (which is one of the three regions of Belgium), and is located west of the Meuse river. ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming)) has two main designations: a geographical region in the north of Belgium, corresponding to the Flemish Region, a consituent part of the federal Belgian state. ... Hasselt is a city in Belgium, capital of the province of Belgian Limburg. ...

History

Main articles: Duchy of Limburg, Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg (Belgium) The Duchy of Limburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, located between the river Meuse and the city of Aachen. ... Capital Maastricht Queens Commissioner L.J.P.M. (Leon) Frissen Religion (1999) Protestant 3% Catholic 80% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2. ... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders (which is one of the three regions of Belgium), and is located west of the Meuse river. ...

The name Limburg originates from the small town Limbourg. It was a duchy south of current Dutch-Limburg, and partly in what is now the Pays d'Herve, in the Belgian province Liège. Limbourg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ... A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. ... Liège is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ...

In 1814, after the liberation of what is now Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands (Old collective name: the Lowlands, or Low Countries; now the Benelux), the area united as one country, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. When the Catholic, French Belgians split away from the mainly Calvinist, Dutch Netherlands in 1830, the province of Limburg was first under Belgian rule. In 1839 Limburg was split in two, as Dutch-Limburg and Belgian-Limburg. The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg was also created by the split, as it was no longer contiguous to The Netherlands. The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries (see Country) on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse (Maas) rivers. ... Satellite image of the Benelux countries Benelux Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring monarchies, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. ... Map of the kingdom United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815 - 1830) (1839) (Dutch: Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, French: Royaume-Uni des Pays-Bas and German: Vereinigte Königreich der Niederlande) were the unofficial names used to refer to a new unified European state created during the Congress of Vienna in... Calvinism is a system of Christian theology and an approach to Christian life and thought, articulated by John Calvin, a Protestant Reformer in the 16th century, and subsequently by successors, associates, followers and admirers of Calvin and his interpretation of Scripture. ... Capital Maastricht Queens Commissioner L.J.P.M. (Leon) Frissen Religion (1999) Protestant 3% Catholic 80% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2. ... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders (which is one of the three regions of Belgium), and is located west of the Meuse river. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ...

Thus, currently, Limburg's namegiver Limbourg is no longer located in the Dutch province of Limburg itself, but in the Belgium province of Liège. Most regions of the current provinces of "Limburg" do not have a historical connection to the old Duchy of Limburg. Liège is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... The Duchy of Limburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, located between the river Meuse and the city of Aachen. ...

Language

Main articles: Limburgish language, Dutch language Limburgish, or Limburgian or Limburgic (Dutch: Limburgs, German: Limburgisch, French: Limbourgeois) is a group of Franconian varieties, spoken in the Limburg and Rhineland regions, near the common Dutch/Belgian/German border. ... Dutch ( (help· info)), sometimes referred to as Netherlandic in English, is a Low Germanic language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium (2005 [1]). Standard Dutch spoken in Belgium is colloquially often referred to as Flemish (Vlaams), although in official use this is considered incorrect...

Since Limburg is located in Flanders and the Netherlands, the official language in Limburg is Dutch, but Limburgish language, which has many divergent dialects, is spoken almost throughout the region. Though it is still quite often referred to as a group of Dutch dialects, it is not a dialect but a language and the status of Limburgish has been upgraded thanks to European legislation, whereas the Belgian national authorities refrain from being supportive. In the Netherlands the Limburgish language receives moderate protection under chapter 2 of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages but does not receive the same recognition as i.e Frysian does. In German sources, the dialects linguistically counting as Limburgish spoken east from the river Rhine are often called "Bergisch". West of the river Rhine they are called "Limburgs" or "Ripuarisch". It is not recognised by the German government as an official langauge. Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming)) has two main designations: a geographical region in the north of Belgium, corresponding to the Flemish Region, a consituent part of the federal Belgian state. ... Limburgish, or Limburgian or Limburgic (Dutch: Limburgs, German: Limburgisch, French: Limbourgeois) is a group of Franconian varieties, spoken in the Limburg and Rhineland regions, near the common Dutch/Belgian/German border. ... The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) is a European treaty (CETS 148) adopted in 1992 under the auspices of the Council of Europe to protect and promote historical regional and minority languages in Europe. ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ...

The language is similar to both German and Dutch. It is in a position such that Hendrik van Veldeke, a medieval writer from the region, is referred to as both one of the earlier writers in German and one of the earliest writers in Dutch. Hendrik van Veldeke (Dutch) or Heinrich von Veldeke (German; b. ...