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| Limburg is the Netherlands southernmost province and it is bounded on the east by German Land of North Rhine-Westphalia and in the west and south by the Belgian provinces of Limburg and Liege. The regional capital Maastricht, which is dislocated by the river Meuse (Maas), has its origins in a fort build by the Romans to guard a bridge in the river. Until the 1960s Limburg was a peripheral region where the main economic activity was mining. With the reorganisation of this major industry in the mid-1960s, Limburg was faced with mass unemployment and the physical remains of the collieries, often in the middle of major centres of population. Large-scale restructuring programmes drawn up by the national and provincial governments have removed almost very trace of the coal industry. Thanks to it international position, good infrastructure, a pleasant living a working environment and the presence of good academic centres, Limburg has developed into an attractive business location. Different parts of the region belong to the three Euroregions: the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, the Rhine-North Meuse Region and the Rhine-Waal Euroregion, where the cross-border cooperation has been developed in various fields of policymaking, public administration and social policy. The cornerstone of Limburg’s economy is the manufacturing and within it: the chemical industry. Limburg at a glance: Inhabitants: 1.4 million (517 per km˛); GDP: € 26.240 million Main industrial sectors : chemical industry, automobile industry, manufacturing of building materials, intensive horticulture, agricultural equipment manufacturing, as well as seeds and seed material. Borders with Germany (212km), Belgian Flanders (139 km) and the Walloon region; Direct river connection to Rotterdam (The Meuse), and the crossroads for some of Europe’s major transport routes; Main Airport: Maastricht/ Aaachen Links: LIOF Provincie Limburg University Maastricht Tourism & Leisure |
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