Netherlands - Map of Limburg

NETHERLANDS
Map of Limburg

Sent by Christina, a postcrosser from the Netherlands.

This is from Wikipedia : Limburg (Dutch and Limburgish: (Nederlands-)Limburg) is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, and the Dutch province of North Brabant partly to the west. Its capital is Maastricht.

Limburg has a highly distinct character. The social and economic trends which affected the province in recent decades generated a process of change and renewal which has enabled Limburg to transform its national peripheral location into a highly globalized regional nexus, linking the Netherlands to the Ruhr metro area and the southern part of the Benelux region. A less appreciated consequence of this international gateway location is rising international crime, often drugs-related, especially in the southernmost part of the province.

Netherlands - Maastricht

MAASTRICHT

Sent by Maurice, a postcrosser from the Netherlands.

This is from Wikipedia : Maastricht (Dutch (southern) & locally [maːˈstʁɪçt] or Dutch (northern) [maːˈstrɪχt]; Limburgish (incl. Maastrichtian) Mestreech [məˈstʁeːç]; French Maëstricht (archaic); Spanish Mastrique (archaic)) is a city and a municipality in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, of which it is the capital.

In Dutch, a resident of Maastricht is referred to as Maastrichtenaar whilst in the local dialect it is either Mestreechteneer or, colloquially, Sjeng (derived from the formerly popular French name Jean).

Maastricht is widely known as a city of history, culture, local folklore and education. The town is popular with tourists for shopping and recreation. The city has a large international student population.

Netherlands - Landgraaf

Landgraaf, a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.

Sent by postcrossers Ireen and Appie.

Limburg's Mapcard

Sent by Nathalie from Holland.

This is from Wikipedia : Limburg (Dutch and Limburgish: (Nederlands) Limburg) is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, and the Dutch province of North Brabant partly to the west. Its capital is Maastricht.

Limburg has a highly distinct character. The social and economic trends which affected the province in recent decades generated a process of change and renewal which has enabled Limburg to transform its national peripheral location into a highly globalized regional nexus, linking the Netherlands to the Ruhr metro area and the southern part of the Benelux region. A less appreciated consequence of this international gateway location is rising international crime, often drugs-related, especially in the southernmost part of the province.

Netherlands - Ysselsteyn

Sent by Anette who lives in Ysselsteyn, Netherland.

This is from Wikipedia : Ysselsteyn is a small village in the municipality of Venray in Limburg, Netherlands. It was established in 1921 and named after its designer, Hendrik Albert van IJsselsteyn, then Minister of Agriculture.

Ysselsteyn's main object of interest is the nearby German war cemetery (26 hectare or 70 acres), which contains 31,598 graves of German soldiers who died in the Netherlands during World War II. In addition, there are 85 graves of German soldiers who fell in World War I and whose bodies ended up in the Netherlands by floating down rivers, mainly the Meuse. (The Netherlands were neutral in World War I.)

Ysselsteyn German war cemetery is now the only German war cemetery in the Netherlands as after World War II all German fatalities were concentrated there. It is administered by the German War Graves Commission, the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge.