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'''Limburg''' is a province in the south of the [[Netherlands]]. It is also a province in the north-east of [[Belgium]].
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'''Limburg''' is a trans border province both in the south of the [[Netherlands]] and in the north-east of [[Belgium]]. The regional capital for the Belgian side is [[Hasselt]] while [[Maastricht]] is the Dutch equivalent.
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Have a look at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburg_%28Netherlands%29 this] ''(Netherlands)'' and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburg_%28Belgium%29 this] ''(Belgium)'' Wikipedia articles to get closer information.
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==Motorways==
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Located in the very heart of Western Europe, in between the Flemish Diamond, Randstad, Ruhrgebiet, Cologne and Paris ''major'' metropolitan areas, (>3 million) as well as numerous minor ones (0.5-3.0M) such as Arnhem-Nijmegen, Eindhoven and Liége, there is a very good chance that during your hitchhiking ventures across Europe you'll either pass through, or even end up in the province of Limburg.
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'''North-South motorways'''
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[[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]] '''Amsterdam-Luxembourg''' runs from Weert, passes [[Echt]] where it merges with the [[A73 (Netherlands)|A73]] '''Nijmegen-Echt''', and on through Maastricht, where a section is bound to be upgraded to a full motorway in a tunnel, to the Belgian border south of Eijsden. and on to [[Liège]]
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[[A73 (Netherlands)|A73]] '''Nijmegen-Echt''' connects Nijmegen, Venlo and Roermond with the south of Limburg. The Venlo-Echt section is brand new, and there are currently delays near Roermond due to construction work still taking place in the tunnels there.
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'''East-West motorways'''
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[[A77 (Netherlands)|A77]]  '''Nijmegen-Cologne'''  technically a N-S motorway, and only included here because it runs a full 6 kilometres through the far north of Limburg province, near Nijmegen.
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[[A67 (Netherlands)|A67]] '''Bruges-(Antwerp-Ruhrgebiet)-Hannover''' cuts some 20 kilometres through the north of Limburg, near Venlo. Lots of traffic going from the [[UK]]/[[Ireland]] to [[Poland]] and back, as well as lots of lorrydrivers.
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[[A2 (Belgium)|A2]]/[[A76 (Netherlands)|A76]] '''Antwerp-Aachen(-Köln)''' runs through the heart of Limburg, and passes [[Genk]], [[Geleen]] and [[Heerlen]] along the way.
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[[A13 (Belgium)|A13]] '''Antwerp-Liége''' runs through the west of Limburg and passes [[Hasselt]] and [[Tongeren]]
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[[A79 (Netherlands)|A79]] '''Maastricht-Heerlen''' short motorway connecting the cities of [[Maastricht]] and [[Heerlen]] in the south of Limburg with each other.  
  
Have a look at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburg_%28Netherlands%29 this] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburg_%28Belgium%29 this] wikipedia articles to get closer information.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 13 March 2012

Limburg is a trans border province both in the south of the Netherlands and in the north-east of Belgium. The regional capital for the Belgian side is Hasselt while Maastricht is the Dutch equivalent.

Have a look at this (Netherlands) and this (Belgium) Wikipedia articles to get closer information.

<map lat='51.25' lng='5.58' zoom='9' view='3' width='500' height='700'/>
Cities in Limburg with more than 30.000 inhabitants

> 100.000: Maastricht

60.000–100.000: HeerlenGenkHasseltVenlo

30.000-60.000: SittardGeleenTongerenWeertMaasmechelenRoermondVenrayKerkradeLandgraafBrunssumSint TruidenLommel

Motorways

Located in the very heart of Western Europe, in between the Flemish Diamond, Randstad, Ruhrgebiet, Cologne and Paris major metropolitan areas, (>3 million) as well as numerous minor ones (0.5-3.0M) such as Arnhem-Nijmegen, Eindhoven and Liége, there is a very good chance that during your hitchhiking ventures across Europe you'll either pass through, or even end up in the province of Limburg.

North-South motorways

A2 Amsterdam-Luxembourg runs from Weert, passes Echt where it merges with the A73 Nijmegen-Echt, and on through Maastricht, where a section is bound to be upgraded to a full motorway in a tunnel, to the Belgian border south of Eijsden. and on to Liège

A73 Nijmegen-Echt connects Nijmegen, Venlo and Roermond with the south of Limburg. The Venlo-Echt section is brand new, and there are currently delays near Roermond due to construction work still taking place in the tunnels there.

East-West motorways

A77 Nijmegen-Cologne technically a N-S motorway, and only included here because it runs a full 6 kilometres through the far north of Limburg province, near Nijmegen.

A67 Bruges-(Antwerp-Ruhrgebiet)-Hannover cuts some 20 kilometres through the north of Limburg, near Venlo. Lots of traffic going from the UK/Ireland to Poland and back, as well as lots of lorrydrivers.

A2/A76 Antwerp-Aachen(-Köln) runs through the heart of Limburg, and passes Genk, Geleen and Heerlen along the way.

A13 Antwerp-Liége runs through the west of Limburg and passes Hasselt and Tongeren

A79 Maastricht-Heerlen short motorway connecting the cities of Maastricht and Heerlen in the south of Limburg with each other.


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Pages in category "Limburg"

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