Limburg, also known as Dutch Limburg, is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is bordered by Gelderland to the north and by North Brabant to its west. Its long eastern boundary forms the international border with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. To the west is the international border with the similarly named Belgian province of Limburg, part of which is delineated by the river Meuse. To the South, Limburg is bordered by the Belgian province of Liège. The Vaalserberg is on the extreme southeastern point, marking the tripoint of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
Geleen is a city in the southern part of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. With 31,670 inhabitants in 2020, it is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. Geleen is situated along the river Geleenbeek, a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Latin name for Geleenbeek is Glana, meaning "clear river". The town centre is situated at about 60 m above sea level.
Limburgish, also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a West Germanic language spoken in Dutch Limburg, Belgian Limburg, and neighbouring regions of Germany.
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.
Lommel SK is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Lommel, Limburg, that competes in the Challenger Pro League.
Jeffrey Mike Vlug is a Dutch former professional footballer. He played as a winger.
Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord. It has sections for athletics, handball, football, and cross-country skiing. It was established on January 7, 1949.
Gerard Caris is a Dutch sculptor and artist who has pursued a single motif throughout the course of his artistic career, the pentagon.
The Nederlandse Handbal Eredivisie is the top Dutch professional handball league. The winners of the Eredivisie are recognised as the Dutch handball champions.
Lennerd Daneels is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport.
Vlug en Lenig is a Dutch handball club in Geleen. The club was founded on 1 September 1949.
A.C.M. "Ton" Raven is a Dutch politician, who served as a member of the Senate between 2021 and 2023. In that body, he was the only member of Independent Politics Netherlands. Before he became a senator, Raven had been active in Sittard-Geleen politics as a municipal councilor and alderman since 1990, representing the local parties Stadspartij Burgerbelangen Geleen and Stadspartij.
Janou Levels is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Levels has captained the Netherlands women's national under-23 football team, and she has been capped for the Netherlands national team twice. She previously played for Dutch teams CTO and PSV.
Pim Rietbroek is a Dutch retired handball player. As a player, he collected one cap for the Netherlands men's national handball team. After his playing career, he was active as a coach at various clubs and was national coach of the Dutch men's team.
Roel Rothkrans is a Dutch retired handball player.
Jorn Smits is a Dutch handball player for TTH Holstebro and the Dutch national team.
BeaNet was a Dutch system and organization for electronic payments, which was founded in 1988.
Wout Coomans is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club MVV.
Jacob Martijn Roosenburg, better known as Teun Roosenburg, was a Dutch sculptor. The son of the architect Dirk Roosenburg, he attended the Royal Academy of Art in the Hague and the Académie Ranson in Paris. He worked with several materials, depicting various subjects in a figurative style. He and his wife Jopie occupied the Oost Castle from 1941, from which they led an art colony.
