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Old bridges, cosy squares and a lot of fun at carnival. Ten questions about the cheerful city in the far south of the Netherlands.
Bridge stroller 0–4 · Carnival dancer 5–8 · Honorary Maastrichtenaar 9–10
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The Maas, called the Meuse in French and English, starts in France and flows through Belgium before it reaches Maastricht. The city lies on both banks.
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Maastricht sits in the far south of Limburg, squeezed between Belgium and Germany. You can cycle from the city centre into Belgium in about a quarter of an hour.
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André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra play waltzes on the Vrijthof every summer, and fans travel from all over the world to dance along. Janine Jansen is a famous Dutch violinist too, from Soest.
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For three days in February or March the city is full of costumes and brass bands. The season officially starts on 11 November, the eleventh of the eleventh. Oeteldonk is the carnival name of Den Bosch.
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MVV was founded in 1902. Because there is a star on the city's coat of arms, the players are nicknamed the Star Wearers. VVV is the club from Venlo.
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For centuries people dug soft limestone out of the hill to build houses. By the 1800s the tunnels stretched for about 200 kilometres, and today you can explore part of them with a guide and a lamp.
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The stone bridge was built between 1280 and 1298. Before it, the Romans had a wooden bridge here, and the Latin for 'crossing of the Meuse', Mosae Trajectum, gave Maastricht its name.
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Tall bookshelves now stand under the high Gothic vaults of the old church. In 2008 the British newspaper The Guardian called it the most beautiful bookshop in the world.
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TEFAF has been held since 1988. Every year, around 260 top galleries from all over the world show paintings by old masters, antiques, jewellery and modern art.
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The first skull was found in 1764 and at first people thought it was a whale. Mosasaurus means 'lizard of the Meuse': it was a huge sea reptile. A whole period of Earth's history, the Maastrichtian, is named after the city.
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