Editing Eijsden (section)

==History==
Eijsden is one of the older places in the country. Its name is supposed to be derived of the Germanic word for aspen forest. Excavations have revealed a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] settlement. In the Middle Ages, this settlement developed to a village. After the (feudal) Middle Ages, in the seventeenth century Eijsden gained in economic strength because of its position near the Dutch-Belgian frontier on the Meuse river. Its function as a trading and shipping centre attracted settlement of well-to-do merchants from [[Holland]]. This period of prosperity ended in the Napoleonic era when, for a time, the area ceased to be a frontier.

===Former municipality===
The former Eijsden municipality was composed of several population centres, of which the one named Eijsden was the largest, with 7000 inhabitants.
The other population centres (now all part of "Eijsden-Margraten") were:
*[[Breust]]
*[[Hoog- en Laag Caestert]]
*[[Gronsveld]]
*[[Mariadorp]]
*[[Mesch]]
*[[Oost-Maarland]]
*[[Rijckholt]]
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