Meerssen, Limburg Province, Netherlands

History | Population centres | Transport

🇳🇱 Meerssen is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Netherlands. 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.

History 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 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 • Bunde • Geulle • Meerssen • Rothem • Ulestraten.

Transport Railway station: Meerssen

Meerssen, Limburg Province, Netherlands 
<b>Meerssen, Limburg Province, Netherlands</b>
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Meerssen has a population of over 19,000 people. Meerssen also forms part of the wider Limburg Province which has a population of over 1,118,223 people. Meerssen is situated 8 km north-east of Maastricht.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Meerssen has links with:

🇨🇾 Agros, Cyprus 🇪🇸 Altea, Spain 🇫🇮 Asikkala, Finland 🇩🇪 Bad Kötzting, Germany 🇮🇹 Bellagio, Italy 🇮🇪 Bundoran, Ireland 🇵🇱 Chojna, Poland 🇫🇷 Granville, France 🇩🇰 Holstebro, Denmark 🇧🇪 Houffalize, Belgium 🇦🇹 Judenburg, Austria 🇫🇮 Karkkila, Finland, until 2016 🇭🇺 Kőszeg, Hungary 🇲🇹 Marsaskala, Malta 🇱🇺 Niederanven, Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Oxelösund, Sweden 🇬🇷 Preveza, Greece 🇱🇹 Prienai, Lithuania 🇱🇹 Rokiškis, Lithuania 🇵🇹 Sesimbra, Portugal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sherborne, England 🇱🇻 Sigulda, Latvia 🇷🇴 Siret, Romania 🇸🇮 Škofja Loka, Slovenia 🇨🇿 Sušice, Czech Republic 🇧🇬 Tryavna, Bulgaria, since 2011 🇪🇪 Türi, Estonia 🇸🇰 Zvolen, Slovak Republic
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Antipodal to Meerssen is: -174.25,-50.883

Locations Near: Meerssen 5.75,50.8833

🇳🇱 Maastricht 5.699,50.845 d: 5.6  

🇳🇱 Sittard 5.867,51 d: 15.3  

🇧🇪 Maaseik 5.8,51.1 d: 24.3  

🇳🇱 Heerlen 5.981,50.883 d: 16.2  

🇧🇪 Genk 5.5,50.967 d: 19.8  

🇳🇱 Landgraaf 6.017,50.9 d: 18.8  

🇧🇪 Liège 5.576,50.646 d: 29.1  

🇳🇱 Kerkrade 6.067,50.867 d: 22.3  

🇧🇪 Verviers 5.87,50.587 d: 34  

🇩🇪 Aachen 6.089,50.778 d: 26.5  

Antipodal to: Meerssen -174.25,-50.883

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16706.3  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15932.4  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15889.1  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15711.5  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11942.9  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11864.3  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11851.8  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11846.6  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11846.1  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 11829.3  

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