Limburg definition

lĭmbûrg, -bœrKH
A former duchy of northwest Europe. Founded in the 11th century, it was incorporated into the Netherlands in 1815 and divided into the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg in 1839.
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(place) Province of NE Belgium: 935 sq mi (2,422 sq km); cap. Hasselt.
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(place) Province of SE Netherlands: 848 sq mi (2,196 sq km); cap. Maastricht.
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(place) Former duchy occupying the general area of these two provinces.
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Limburg Sentence Examples

  • The family name is taken from the town of Sittard in Limburg.

  • Chief among these states were the duchy of Brabant, the counties of Flanders, Hainault, Holland, Gelderland, Limburg and Luxemburg, and the bishoprics of Utrecht and Liege.

  • On the death in 1430 of his cousin Philip, duke of Brabant, he took possession of Brabant and Limburg; the duchy of Luxemburg he acquired by purchase, 1 443.

  • Busch, of Limburg (1656-1664), manufactured a globe for Duke Frederick of Holstein, formerly at Gottorp, but since 1713 at Tsarskoye Zelo.

  • He did so, however, on favourable terms and was able to insist on the Belgians yielding up their possession of portions of Limburg and Luxemburg, which they had occupied since 1830.

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