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This is a list of mayors of the city of Maastricht , capital of the province of Limburg, Netherlands.
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| 1800 - 1801 | Emanuel Joseph Lefebvre | ||
| 1801 - 1808 | Pierre Etiene Monachon | ||
| 1808 - 1815 | Christiaan Coenegracht | ||
| 1815 - 1818 | Jhr. André Charles Membrède | ||
| 1818 - 1835 | Jhr. Godart van Slijpe | ||
| 1835 - 1850 | Hendrik Nierstrasz | ||
| 1851 - 1855 | Jacques Pascal Wijnandts | ||
| 1855 - 1860 | Hieronymus van Aken | ||
| 1861 - 1867 | Willem Hubert Pijls | ||
| 1867 - 1873 | Hendrik Raat | ||
| 1873 - 1900 | Willem Hubert Pijls | ||
| 1900 - 1910 | Petrus Bauduin | ||
| 1910 - 1937 | Leopold van Oppen | ||
| 1937 - 1941 | Willem Michiels van Kessenich | KVP | |
| 1941 - 1943 | Louis Peeters | NSB | |
| 1944 - 1967 | Willem Michiels van Kessenich | KVP | |
| 1967 - 1985 | Fons Baeten | KVP / CDA | |
| 1985 - 2002 | Philip Houben | CDA | |
| 2002 - 2010 | Gerd Leers | CDA | |
| 2010 - 2010 | Jan Mans | PvdA | acting mayor |
| 2010 - 2015 | Onno Hoes | VVD | |
| 2015 - | Annemarie Penn-te Strake | independent |
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Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the Meuse, at the point where the Jeker joins it. Mount Saint Peter (Sint-Pietersberg) is largely situated within the city's municipal borders. Maastricht is adjacent to the border with Belgium and is part of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, an international metropolis with a population of about 3.9 million, which includes the nearby German and Belgian cities of Aachen, Liège, and Hasselt.
The Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty, is the foundation treaty of the European Union (EU). Concluded in 1992 between the then-twelve member states of the European Communities, it announced "a new stage in the process of European integration" chiefly in provisions for a shared European citizenship, for the eventual introduction of a single currency, and for common foreign and security policies, and a number of changes to the European institutions and their decision taking procedures, not least a strengthening of the powers of the European Parliament and more majority voting on the Council of Ministers. Although these were seen by many to presage a "federal Europe", key areas remained inter-governmental with national governments collectively taking key decisions. This constitutional debate continued through the negotiation of subsequent treaties, culminating in the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon.
Lanaken is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2007, the municipality of Lanaken had a total population of 24,724. Its area is 59.00 km2 which gives a population density of 415 inhabitants per km2.
Maastricht University is a public research university in Maastricht, Netherlands. Founded in 1976, it is the second youngest of the thirteen Dutch universities.
Lambert of Maastricht, commonly referred to as Saint Lambert, was the bishop of Maastricht-Liège (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lambert denounced Pepin's liaison with his mistress or bigamous wife Alpaida, the mother of Charles Martel. The bishop was murdered during the political turmoil that developed when various families fought for influence as the Merovingian dynasty gave way to the Carolingians. He is considered a martyr for his defence of marriage. His feast day is September 17.
Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht, commonly known as MVV Maastricht or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football.
The King's commissioner is the head of a province in the Netherlands. The officeholder chairs both the States Provincial and the Provincial Executive, but has a right to vote only in the latter. When the reigning monarch is a female, the office is known as Queen's commissioner. As there are twelve provinces in the Netherlands, there are twelve King's commissioners.
Marius Job Cohen is a retired Dutch politician and jurist who served as Mayor of Amsterdam from 2001 to 2010 and Leader of the Labour Party (PvdA) from 2010 to 2012.
Mosan art is a regional style of art from the valley of the Meuse in present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. Although in a broader sense the term applies to art from this region from all periods, it generally refers to Romanesque art, with Mosan Romanesque architecture, stone carving, metalwork, enamelling and manuscript illumination reaching a high level of development during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
In the Netherlands, coffeeshops are a type of cannabis retail outlet, establishments where the sale of cannabis for personal consumption by the public is tolerated by the local authorities.
Gerardus Bernardus Maria "Gerd" Leers is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. He is the acting Mayor of Brunssum since 1 January 2018.
A referendum on the Maastricht Treaty for the founding of the European Union was held in France on 20 September 1992. It was approved by 51% of the voters. The result of the referendum, known as the "petit oui", along with the Danish "No" vote (50,7%) are considered to be signals of a transition of public opinion on European integration, away from the "permissive consensus" which had existed in most member states until then. From this point forward issues relating to European integration were subject to more intensive discussions across much of Europe, and later overt euroscepticism gained prominence. Only France, Ireland and Denmark held referendums on the Maastricht Treaty ratification.
Flikken Maastricht is a Dutch police drama. The series is set in Maastricht, Limburg, a city in the south of the Netherlands, and began broadcasting on Dutch channel NPO 1 on 3 September 2007. The series is a spin-off of the Flemish show Flikken set in Ghent, Belgium.
The A2 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is one of the busiest highways in the Netherlands. The road connects the city of Amsterdam, near the Amstel interchange with the Belgian border, near Maastricht (NL) and Liège (B), and the Belgian A25 road.
Maastricht railway station is located in Maastricht in Limburg, Netherlands. It is the main railway station in Limburg's capital city. It is the southern terminus of the Alkmaar–Maastricht intercity service by NS. Additionally, Arriva and the Belgian NMBS serve the station with local trains.
Beek is a town and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of 2012, Beek has a population of about 16,400, of which about 8,800 live in the town of Beek.
Onno Hoes is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman. He was the acting Mayor of Haarlemmermeer from 28 November 2017 till 10 July 2019
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Maastricht, Netherlands.
Johanna Maria "Annemarie" Penn-te Strake is a Dutch jurist and politician. She was mayor of Maastricht from 1 July 2015 until 1 July 2023.
Vivianne L.W.A. Heijnen is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. She served as Minister for the Environment as part of the fourth Rutte cabinet starting in January 2022, and she went on maternity leave in May 2024. Heijnen was previously head of the Brussels campus of her alma mater Maastricht University, and she was active in local politics in Maastricht as municipal councilor (2010–18) and alderwoman (2018–22).
