Eijsden
Eijsden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛizdə(n)] ⓘ; Limburgish: Èèsjde [ˈɛːʒdə]) is a village situated in the very south of the European country the Netherlands. It is located in the southwestern part of the province of Limburg.
Eijsden
Èèsjde (Limburgish) | |
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Eijsden Location in the Netherlands Eijsden Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′40″N 5°42′30″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg (Netherlands) |
| Municipality | Eijsden-Margraten |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 4,255 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6245 |
| Dialing code | 043 |
Until 1 January 2011, Eijsden was the main village in a municipality with the same name. On that date this municipality merged with the neighbouring one of Margraten, resulting in nowadays Eijsden-Margraten municipality, in which Eijsden again is the biggest place.
This village is one of the most southerly places in the Netherlands, for in its south it is extending up to the most southerly part of the border between the Netherlands and Belgium.
The Meuse river, coming from France and Belgium, here enters its third and final flowing country, the Netherlands. From here on its name in Dutch is Maas. Running northward to Eijsden's west it locally forms the westerly frontier of the last mentioned country with Belgium. Its Belgian border across the Meuse is Lanaye, a village of Liège Province in Wallonia, whereas its border to the south is the Voerstreek exclave of Limburg province in Flanders.
A smaller stream, the Voer, coming from Belgium, drains into the Meuse river in this place.