Meerssen
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| (Dutch) Meerssen (Limburgish) Meersje |
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| Coordinates: 50°53′N 5°45′E / 50.883°N 5.75°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Limburg |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 27.71 km2 (10.7 sq mi) |
| - Land | 27.15 km2 (10.5 sq mi) |
| - Water | 0.55 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 19,733 |
| - Density | 727/km2 (1,882.9/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Coordinates: 50°53′N 5°45′E / 50.883°N 5.75°E
Meerssen (
pronunciation (help·info)) (Limburgish: Meersje) is a place and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands.
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 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.
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[edit] Population centres
- Bunde
- Geulle
- Meerssen
- Rothem
- Ulestraten
[edit] Transportation
Railway station: Meerssen
[edit] Historical fact
In 870 the treaty of Meerssen was signed here.
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