Meerssen

Dutch Topographic map of Meerssen, June 2015

Meerssen (Template:IPA; Template:Langx Template:IPA) is a town and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands.

History

The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving sons of Louis I: Charles II of the West Franks and Louis the German of the East Franks.

Around the middle of the 10th century the allodium Meerssen was the property of queen Gerberga, the daughter of king Henry I. She was the spouse of Louis IV of France. In 968 she donated all her property to the abbey of Saint Remigius in Reims.

Population centres

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Transportation

Railway station: Meerssen

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Basilica: Basiliek van het Heilig Sacrament, de Sint-Bartholomeusbasiliek

International relations

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Twin towns – sister cities

Meerssen is a founding member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of 24 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.<ref name="Douzelage">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="DouzelageMembers">Template:Cite web</ref> Discussions regarding membership are also in hand with three further towns (Agros in Cyprus, Škofja Loka in Slovenia, and Tryavna in Bulgaria). Template:Columns-list

Notable people

Charles Eyck (1897 in Meerssen - 1983) a Dutch visual artist
Hubert Levigne (1905 in Meerssen - 1989) a Dutch artist
Gerard Kockelmans (1925 in Meerssen - 1965) a Dutch composer, conductor and music teacher
Jef Lahaye (1932 in Bunde – 1990) a Dutch professional racing cyclist
Maria van der Hoeven (born 1949 in Meerssen) a retired Dutch politician
Erik Meijer (born 1969 in Meerssen) a retired Dutch footballer with 462 club caps
Kyara Stijns (born 1995 in Bunde) a Dutch professional racing cyclist

Gallery

Geulle-Westbroek

Geulle-Westbroek
Old farm near Meerssen

Old farm near Meerssen
Overzicht van een der vleugels van de herenhof - Bunde

Overzicht van een der vleugels van de herenhof - Bunde
Ulestraten-De nar van Ulestraten

Ulestraten-De nar van Ulestraten
Ulestraten-Groot Berghem

Ulestraten-Groot Berghem

References

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External links

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