Limburg

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Netherlands

Limburg

Region

Limburg is the southernmost tip of the Netherlands, nestled between Germany and Belgium – and the only province located entirely above sea level.

Limburg is the southernmost tip of the Netherlands, nestled between Germany and Belgium – and the only province located entirely above sea level. The south is a hilly region, home to the capital Maastricht and the popular resort town of Valkenburg.At the Three-Country Point near Vaals, the Vaalserberg reaches 322.7 meters, making it the highest point in the European Netherlands. The Maas river flows through the province from south to north. Regional cuisine features asparagus and Limburger Vlaai, a traditional fruit tart.

More places in Limburg

Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht is the capital of the province of Limburg and is located in the far southeast of the Netherlands on both banks of the Maas, between Belgium and Germany. You come for the old town around the Vrijthof with its Romanesque churches, for the remains of the 13th-century city wall, and for the underground passages in the Sint Pietersberg.

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Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht is the capital of the province of Limburg and is located in the far southeast of the Netherlands on both banks of the Maas, between Belgium and Germany. You come for the old town around the Vrijthof with its Romanesque churches, for the remains of the 13th-century city wall, and for the underground passages in the Sint Pietersberg.

Noord-Brabant

Noord-Brabant

Noord-Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands, is home to Efteling theme park and is largely Catholic – Carnival is celebrated here every year. Its capital is ’s-Hertogenbosch, largest city Eindhoven; Tilburg and Breda also feature.Worth seeing are the old towns of ’s-Hertogenbosch and Breda. De Biesbosch National Park is one of Europe's last great wetlands.

's-Hertogenbosch

's-Hertogenbosch

’s-Hertogenbosch, briefly Den Bosch, is the capital of the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, about 80 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam. You’ll come for the Gothic Sint-Janskathedraal, for a boat trip on the partly underground Binnendieze and for the traces of the painter Hieronymus Bosch, who lived here.

Efteling

Efteling

Efteling in Kaatsheuvel is the largest theme park in the Netherlands, located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the country, near Tilburg. You come for the 1952 Fairytale Forest, designed by artist Anton Pieck, and for roller coasters and themed rides in the 72-hectare park.

Gelderland

Gelderland

Gelderland in the east is the largest province of the Netherlands by area and its most wooded part: In the north lies the Veluwe, the country's largest forest area. The largest cities are Nijmegen, the capital Arnhem, and Apeldoorn.The rivers Nederrijn, Lek, and Waal traverse the province from east to west, and the IJssel flows north to the IJsselmeer. Between these rivers lies the Betuwe, known for its fruit cultivation, and in the southeast, the agricultural Achterhoek.