Biesland is a neighbourhood of
Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
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located in the southwest of the city. It is mainly a residential neighbourhood and relatively affluent.
Notable features
* The former convent (built 1909) of the
Brothers of Maastricht
A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...
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Roman Catholic Congregation, now housing 257 student residences
* The former tobacco factory ''Philips'' (built 1918), currently housing some retail facilities
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Jekerpark, a park along the
Jeker
The Jeker (; french: Geer, ) is a river in Belgium and in the Netherlands. It is a left-bank tributary to the river Meuse. The source of the Jeker is near the village of Geer, in the Belgian province of Liège. The river is approximately long, o ...
river which functions as Biesland's northeastern border
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Waldeckpark, includes remnants of Maastricht's ancient fortifications
Impressions
File:Maastricht - rijksmonument 506733 - Tongerseweg 57 20110505.jpg, National heritage site
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506733, tobacco factory Philips
File:Mstr biesland theresiakerk.jpg, Theresia Church
File:Maastricht - rijksmonument 506723 - Tongerseweg 135 20100731.jpg, National heritage site 506723, former convent of the Brothers of Maastricht
References
Neighbourhoods of Maastricht
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