Limburg

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Limburg may refer to:

Contents 1 Low countries 2 Germany 3 Others 4 See also

[edit] Low countries

Limburg is a region of Europe that straddles the border between Belgium and The Netherlands. It has a history dating back to Roman times. Wikipedia has several articles referring to Limburg:

• The old Duchy of Limburg (1065-1794), which was part of the Holy Roman Empire
• Staats-Limburg or Staats-Overmaas (1633-1685), one of the Generality Lands
• Province of Limburg (1815-1839), a former province of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
• The new Duchy of Limburg (1839-1867), which was founded as consequence of the Treaty of London and became part of the German Confederation
• Limburg (Netherlands), a province existing now in the south of the Netherlands
• Limburg (Belgium), a province existing now in the Flanders region of Belgium

Limbourg is a town in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, that gave its name to the region of Limburg.

[edit] Germany

• the former County of Limburg
• Limburg an der Lenne, now called Hagen-Hohenlimburg, a former town
• Limburg an der Lahn, a city
• Limburg, a castle in Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl

[edit] Others

• The Limburg (tanker), a French oil tanker bombed off Yemen
• The Limbourg brothers, painters Herman, Paul, and Johan; creators of the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

[edit] See also

• Duke of Limburg
• House of Limburg-Stirum, a dynastic house that originates in the 9th Century in Germany
• Limburgish
• Limburger cheese
• Limberg
• Limberger

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