Maastricht
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Summary
Maastricht is a municipality of the Netherlands[1]. Maastricht ranks in the top 0.74% of municipality of the netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,864 views/month, #3 of 404).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Good City[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Limburg[4]
- Country: Netherlands[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Meuse[6], Juliana Canal[7]
- Instance of: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[8], municipality seat[9], border city[10], big city[11], Roman city[12], place with town rights and privileges[13]
- Official language: Dutch[14], Limburgish language[15]
- Shares border with: Valkenburg aan de Geul[16], Meerssen[17], Eijsden-Margraten[18], Lanaken[19], Riemst[20], Visé[21]
- Named after: Meuse[22]
- Flag: flag of Maastricht[23]
- Twinned administrative body: Koblenz[24], Chengdu[25], Liège[26]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Maastricht[27]
- Postal code: 6200–6229[28]
- Commons category: Maastricht[29]
- Licence plate code: M[30]
- Located in time zone: Central European Time[31]
- Local dialing code: 043[32]
- Archives at: Historisch Centrum Limburg[33]
- Located in/on physical feature: South Limburg[34]
- Significant event: Siege of Maastricht[35], Capture of Maastricht[36], Blockade of Maastricht (1814)[37], Blockade of Maastricht[38], Battle of Maastricht[39], liberation of Maastricht (1944)[40]
- Official website: http://www.maastrichtportal.nl/[41], https://www.gemeentemaastricht.nl/[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Maastricht[43]
- Commons gallery: Maastricht[44]
- Streaming media URL: https://balticlivecam.com/cameras/netherlands/maastricht/maastricht-city-view/[45]
- Email address: mailto:post@maastricht.nl[46]
- Population: 122,418[47], 121,050[48]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Maastricht include Maastricht Treaty[49], a treaty of the European Union[50], in Netherlands[51]; Maastrichtian[52], a stage[53]; Maastricht University[54], a university[55], in Netherlands[56], founded in 1976[57]; Maastricht Aachen Airport[58], an airport[59], in Netherlands[60], founded in 1944[61]; and Friars of the Immaculate Conception of Mary[62], a religious congregation[63], founded in 1840[64].
Why It Matters
Maastricht has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Maastricht is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for Maastricht include Maastricht Treaty[49], a treaty of the European Union[50], in Netherlands[51]; Maastrichtian[52], a stage[53]; Maastricht University[54], a university[55], in Netherlands[56], founded in 1976[57]; Maastricht Aachen Airport[58], an airport[59], in Netherlands[60], founded in 1944[61]; and Friars of the Immaculate Conception of Mary[62], a religious congregation[63], founded in 1840[64].
FAQs
What awards did Maastricht receive?
Honors received include Good City[3].