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Maastricht
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Maas·tricht  (mästrkt, mäs-trt)
A city of southeast Netherlands near the Belgian border. Founded on the site of a Roman settlement, it has long been a strategic frontier outpost. Population: 119,000.

Maastricht, Maestricht [ˈmɑːstrɪxt (Dutch) maːˈstrɪxt]
n
(Placename) a city in the SE Netherlands near the Belgian and German borders: capital of Limburg province, on the River Maas (Meuse); a European Community treaty (Maastricht Treaty) was signed here in 1992, setting out the terms for the creation of the European Union. Pop.: 121 479 (1999 est.)


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Servaas Church in Vrijthof Square, Maastricht, Holland.
On the west side is the attractive Vrijthof town square, dominated by the Basilica of St Servatius, a beautiful 14th Century building.
The route passes through the impeccably restored Stokstraat quarter, the city's old ramparts, pretty parks and the impressive Vrijthof Square, with the Church of St Jan and the Basilica of St Servatius.
 
 
 
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