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Maastricht (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 51 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.8500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 41 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 5.6833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located along the Maas (Meuse) River at the junction of several canals. It was settled by the Romans and was the seat of a bishop from 382-721. It was held by the dukes of Brabant in 1204, then was under the joint sovereignty of Brabant and prince-bishops of Liège (1284). From the 13th to the15th century, it flourished due to the expanding cloth industry. It is noted for its cathedral, founded in the 6th century. |
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| Maastricht (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Maastricht (Dutch,U,N)
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| Maestricht (C,O,Dutch,U)
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| מאסטריכט (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Mosae Trajectum (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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| Trajectum ad Mosam (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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............ | Roman, meaning "ford on the Maas river" |
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later settlement was founded on the site of a Roman town |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for steel, chemicals, cement, paper, glass, pottery & cigars |
| market center (C) |
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for grain & butter |
| episcopal see (H) |
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| battlefield (H) |
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due to its strategic location on the Belgian frontier, city has often been the site of battles in various wars 16th-20th cen. |
| regional capital (C) |
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Via Belgica .......... (route) |
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(World, Europe) [8713909] |
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