Breust is a former village in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province of
Limburg
Limburg or Limbourg may refer to:
Regions
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* Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands
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. It is located in the municipality of
Eijsden-Margraten
Eijsden-Margraten (; ( li, Èèsjde-Mergraote) is a municipality situated in the very south of the Netherlands. There it is located in the southeastern part of the province of Limburg.
This municipality was formed in 2011 from the former municipal ...
, and is now a neighbourhood of Eijsden.
Breust was a separate municipality until 1828, when the area was divided between the municipalities of Eijsden and
Sint Geertruid
Sint Geertruid (Limburgish: ''Se-Gietere'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1178 as "in monte". The current name is reference to Gert ...
.
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ]
References
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Eijsden-Margraten
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