Limburg
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Limburg may refer to:
- Limburg (United Kingdom of the Netherlands), a former province of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-1830), now divided into:
- Limburg (Netherlands), in the south of the Netherlands. Its capital is Maastricht.
- Limburg (Belgium), in the Flanders region of Belgium. Its capital is Hasselt.
- the former Duchy of Limburg in present-day Belgium and the Netherlands
- the former County of Limburg in present-day Germany (see also Limburg an der Lenne and Limburg Stirum).
- Limburg an der Lenne, now called Hohenlimburg, a medieval town in Germany, that gave its name to the former County of Limburg (see also Limburg Stirum). Today a borough of the city of Hagen.
- Limbourg, a town in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium that gave its name to the former duchy and the Dutch and Belgian regions
- Limburg an der Lahn, a city in Germany
- The Limburg (tanker), a French oil tanker bombed off Yemen
- The Limbourg brothers, painters Herman, Paul, and Johan; creators of the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry.
See also:
- Limburg Stirum, a dynastic house that originates in the 9th Century in Germany (see also Limburg an der Lenne and County of Limburg).
- Limburgish language
- Limburger cheese
- Limberg
- Limberger