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Meerssen
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Municipality and town
Geulle Castle
Geulle Castle
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Highlighted position of Meerssen in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°53′N 5°45′E / 50.883°N 5.750°E / 50.883; 5.750Coordinates: 50°53′N 5°45′E / 50.883°N 5.750°E / 50.883; 5.750
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Government
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 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMirjam Clermonts-Aretz (Template:Polparty)
Area
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Elevation
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Population
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Demonym(s)Meerssenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6230–6243
Area code043
Websitewww.meerssen.nl
File:Gem-Meerssen-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of Meerssen, June 2015

Meerssen (nl; Template:Langx li) is a town and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands.

History

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The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving sons of Louis I: Charles II of the West Franks and Louis the German of the East Franks.

Around the middle of the 10th century the allodium Meerssen was the property of queen Gerberga, the daughter of king Henry I. She was the spouse of Louis IV of France. In 968 she donated all her property to the abbey of Saint Remigius in Reims.

Population centres

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Transportation

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Railway station: Meerssen

File:Meerssen, de basiliek van het Heilig Sacrament RM28446 IMG 8284 2021-02-21 14.51.jpg
Basilica: Basiliek van het Heilig Sacrament, de Sint-Bartholomeusbasiliek

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands

Twin towns – sister cities

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Meerssen is a founding member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of 24 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.[5][6] Discussions regarding membership are also in hand with three further towns (Agros in Cyprus, Škofja Loka in Slovenia, and Tryavna in Bulgaria).

Notable people

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  • Charles Eyck (1897 in Meerssen - 1983) a Dutch visual artist
  • Hubert Levigne (1905 in Meerssen - 1989) a Dutch artist
  • Gerard Kockelmans (1925 in Meerssen - 1965) a Dutch composer, conductor and music teacher
  • Jef Lahaye (1932 in Bunde – 1990) a Dutch professional racing cyclist
  • Maria van der Hoeven (born 1949 in Meerssen) a retired Dutch politician
  • Erik Meijer (born 1969 in Meerssen) a retired Dutch footballer with 462 club caps
  • Kyara Stijns (born 1995 in Bunde) a Dutch professional racing cyclist
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References

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Notes
  1. ↑ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Meerssen. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6231LE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
  5. ↑ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  6. ↑ "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
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