A former village, Amby is now a neighborhood (part 25) of
Maastricht, in the
Netherlands, located about 4 km northeast of the center of the city.
From January 2, 1839, to July 1, 1970, Amby existed as a separate
municipality. As of 2017, it had a total population of 6,565.
In November 2008, an amateur archaeologist discovered in a field 2 meters out of Amby the largest ever found
Celt
The Celts (, see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples () are. "CELTS location: Greater Europe time period: Second millennium B.C.E. to present ancestry: Celtic a collection of Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient ...
ic gold and silver treasure in the Netherlands. Archaeologists from Maastricht and the
VU University Amsterdam recovered 70 silver and 39 golden coins which dates back to the
1st century before Christ.
Images
Keltische Muntschat Amby.jpg, Celtic treasure of Amby. 1st BC silver and gold coins, found in the Maastricht neighbourhood of Amby in 2008. Perhaps hidden in the ground by Eburones fleeing for Roman invaders.
Netherlands, Ambij (Amby, Maastricht), map of 1866.jpg, The former municipality of "Ambij" on an 1866 map.
References
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Neighbourhoods of Maastricht
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