Maastricht: facts

At a glance

• Country: The Netherlands
• Region: Limburg
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 122,378
• Coordinates: 50.8483° N, 5.6889° E
• Time zone: Europe/Amsterdam (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Amsterdam: 178 km (111 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST): 9.0 km (5.6 mi), straight line
• Liège Airport (LGG, Belgium): 29 km (18 mi), straight line
• Eindhoven Airport (EIN): 70 km (44 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Lanaken, Belgium: 5.8 km (3.6 mi)
• Zussen, Belgium: 6.8 km (4.2 mi)
• Riemst, Belgium: 7.5 km (4.7 mi)
• Zichen-Zussen-Bolder, Belgium: 7.5 km (4.7 mi)
• Bilzen, Belgium: 12 km (8 mi)

Things to see

• Bonnefantenmuseum (museum)
• Museum aan het Vrijthof (museum)
• Kapel van Verbeelding (museum)
• Motte De Tombe (archaeological site)
• Museumkelder Derlon (museum)
• Pater Vinktoren (historic)