Eijsden

Eijsden ( listen? / I ) is a former Dutch municipality of the province of Limburg and had on 31 December 2010 as declared by the CBS 11,565 inhabitants. On 1 January 2011 Eijsden was merged with the municipality of Margraten Margraten - Eijsden.

Places

  • Eijsden, which houses the administrative seat of the municipality ( including Breust 4,600 inhabitants)
  • Breust
  • Gronsveld (east of the A2; 2,400 inhabitants); until 1982 a separate municipality, including Rijckholt belonged.
  • Mariadorp - Poelveld ( 2,500 inhabitants)
  • Mesch and Withuis ( a total of 400 inhabitants)
  • Oost- Maarland (north of Eijsden; 1,000 inhabitants)
  • Rijckholt (east of the A2; 700 inhabitants)
  • Caestert.

Location and economic

Eijsden located on the Meuse in the extreme south of the province of Limburg, between Maastricht and the Belgian places Visé and Voeren. The creek empties into Voer Eijsden into the Meuse.

The A2 Maastricht -Liège motorway crosses the area. Eijsden has a station on the railway line between Maastricht - Liege. However there since 2006 hold for logistical reasons, no more trains. The community has been trying in vain to let take the station back into service.

In Eijsden many commuters who work in Maastricht live. Further, Agriculture, horticulture and fruit growing and tourism of economic importance. The chemical factory in Eijsden, which is prepared from locally existing rock zinc oxide is controversial, because of the environmental impact.

Attractions

  • The prehistoric flint mine in Rijckholt at Gronsveld
  • The nature of the Savelbos at Gronsveld
  • The castle Eijsden (the park can be visited; Built in 1636 the castle is inhabited by a noble family, and can be visited one day every two years )
  • The Gronsveld Castle
  • The Rijckholt Castle
  • Terraces and beautiful houses on the market square Eijsdener
  • The Corpus Christi procession Bronk
  • The marinas on the Meuse
  • In the town are many opportunities for hiking and cycling trips, even to neighboring Belgium.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Eugène Dubois (1858-1940), anthropologist and geologist
  • Jo Bonfrere ( b. 1946 ), football player and coach
  • Jo Maas (born 1954 ), cyclist; Stage winner and 7th in the final classification of the Tour de France 1979
Eijsden-Margraten Telephone numbers in the Netherlands Limburg (Netherlands) Statistics Netherlands Meuse (river) Cycle sport
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