- Most Europeans have heard of the southern Netherlands city Maastricht because it gave its name to the Treaty on European Union which was signed here on 7 February 1992. There are, however, some other things about Maastricht that you may not know:
- Maastricht is within walking distance of Belgium and cycling distance of Germany.
- Anyone walking a straight line from the train station into Maastricht will cross the beautiful 13th century Sint-Servaasbrug over the River Meuse.
- The glorious musketeer Charles de Batz-Castelmore, better known as d’Artagnan, died in 1673 during the siege of Maastricht by the armies of the French king Louis XIV.
- Maastricht is in the province of Limburg, birthplace of the very pungent Limburger cheese.
- Maastricht is a candidate for European capital of culture in 2018.
- Maastricht provincial government buildings on the Meuse, where the Maastricht Treaty (formally, the Treaty on European Union) was signed on 7 February 1992.
Maastricht provincial government buildings