Family home in Maastricht with 5 rooms

Living in Maastricht

Rental Properties in Maastricht Maastricht is the capital of the province of Limburg and has a population of 121,565. This makes the municipality of Maastricht the largest in the province of Limburg. The city owes its name to its origin as it developed around a fordable place on the river Maas. Maastricht is among the cities claiming to be the ‘oldest city in the Netherlands’. Archeological excavations have shown that the city has been continuously inhabited for twenty centuries. Remarkably, despite its long history, Maastricht never received city rights in the form of a city charter, but these evolved over the centuries. In 1229, Duke Henry I of Brabant granted permission to replace the earthen wall around the city with a proper city wall. Early in its history, Maastricht was...