Maaseik

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Maaseik
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Maaseik (Limburg)
Maaseik
Maaseik
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Limburg
District : Maaseik
Coordinates : 51 ° 6 ′  N , 5 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′  N , 5 ° 49 ′  E
Area : 76.91 km²
Residents: 25,317 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 329 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 3680
Prefix: 089
Mayor: Johan Tollenaere ( Open VLD )

Local government address : 		Stad Maaseik
Lekkerstraat 10
3680 Maaseik
Website: www.maaseik.be
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Maaseik ( Limburgisch Mezeik ) is a city in the province of Limburg in the Flanders region in Belgium and is the seat of the Maaseik district . On January 1, 2019, it had 25,317 inhabitants and an area of ​​76.91 km².

geography

Geographical location

Maaseik on the Meuse
Monument to the van Eyck brothers on the Maaseik market square

The city is located on the Maas about 30 km north of Maastricht , about 25 km west of Heinsberg and south of the Maasplassen . It belongs to the Euregio Meuse-Rhine .

history

Former Maashafen Maaseik
Former port of Maaseik adMaas

In 1244 Maaseik had received city rights. In 1684 there was a great fire disaster in the city.

The Meuse has not been navigable at Maaseik since 1822. It is still navigable north of Maaseik, near the municipal boundary to Ophoven (Kinrooi). In the past, however, until the 19th century, the Meuse was navigable up to the level of the center of Maaseik. Maaseik had a Maas port, the pier can still be seen. This was possible because no water was drained for the canals and because of the reduced depth of the ships. Today Maaseik has a marina. Marina Herren Laak is located in the village of Aldeneik, in a former gravel pit that is connected to the Meuse.

politics

mayor

The mayor of the city is Johan Tollenaere (as of January 2019).

Culture and sights

town hall

Museums

  • The Archaeological Museum ( Regionaal Archeologische Museum ), opened in 1987, with exhibits from the time of 70,000 BC. BC to the 20th century. The exhibits from Roman times are particularly worth seeing.
  • The Pharmacy Museum ( Apotheekmuseum ) with the oldest pharmacy facility in Belgium from the 17th century
  • The bakery museum ( De kelderbakkerij ) with the bakery equipment from the 17th century
  • The treasury of the Catharinakerk in which u. a. a gospel book from the 8th century is located
  • Van Eyck tentoonstelling

Buildings

The city's attractions include a .:

  • the market square Grote Markt with the buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries as well as the town hall ( Stadhuis ) from 1827
  • Bosstraat street with numerous Renaissance- style buildings
  • the Sint Annakerk in the suburb of Aldeneik, a Romanesque , former collegiate church , in the core from the end of the 12th century

Regular events

The Maaseiker Mittfastenumzug , the oldest Belgian carnival parade, has been held annually since 1865.

photos

  • Maaseik, place

  • Maaseik, church: de Sint Catharinakerk

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Maaseik  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/dibe/geheel/21929 , accessed on September 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Josef Els: Romanesque in and around Roermond. In: Rheinische Heimatpflege . Vol. 56, No. 3, 2019, ISSN  0342-1805 , p. 170.