Maastricht

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Old town of Maastricht looking over the river Maas.
Old town of Maastricht looking over the river Maas.
Location of Maastricht in the Netherlands.
Location of Maastricht in the Netherlands.

Maastricht is a city in the south of the Netherlands. About 120,000 people live there. Maastricht has an airport and a university.

The first settlement in that region was founded in the Stone age, the first permanent settlement was founded by the Celts about 500 B.C. Maastricht got City Rights in 1204. Since 1815, after the Napoleonic Wars, Maastricht belongs to the Netherlands. The European Contract of 1992 was signed in Maastricht.

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  • Maastricht University
  • Academie van Bouwkunst Maastricht (Academy of Architecture) [1]
  • Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology - United Nation University [2]
  • Maastricht School of Management [3]]
  • Center for European Studies (CES) [4]
  • Conservatorium Maastricht (Academy of Music)
  • Toneelacademie Maastricht (Academy of Dramatic Arts)
  • Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht (Academy of Fine Arts)
  • Jan van Eyck Academie [5]

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