Eijsden-Margraten

Eijsden-Margraten (; ) is a municipality situated in the very south of the Netherlands. There it is located in the southeastern part of the province of Limburg.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Eijsden-Margraten
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Eijsden-Margraten vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Eijsden-Margraten wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 1903 (2019).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Eijsden-Margraten in a municipal map of Limburg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Limburg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limburg
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1 January 2011
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Sjraar Cox

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of the Netherlands
Named after: Margraten
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Limburg
Capital: Eijsden
Population: 25900
Area: 77.59
Elevation: 56
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Shares border with: Voeren
Official website: www.eijsden-margraten.nl
Image: Eijsden-Diepstraat 57.JPG
Households: 10040
Dialing code: 043

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postal code: 6267
contains settlement: Scheulder
Commons category: Eijsden-Margraten
topic's main category: Category:Eijsden-Margraten
category of associated people: Category:People from Eijsden-Margraten
native label: Eijsden-Margraten
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +31043
located in/on physical feature: South Limburg

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Eijsden-Margraten (; ) is a municipality situated in the very south of the Netherlands. There it is located in the southeastern part of the province of Limburg.

This municipality was formed in 2011 from the former municipalities of Eijsden and Margraten, that both consisted of a number of separately situated villages. As a result, the nowadays Eijsden-Margraten municipality consists of 28 villages and townships, spread out over 15 administrative centres. As of 2011, it has a population of about 25,000.

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