Eijsden [Municipality] (The Netherlands)

Eijsden [Gemeente] (Nederland)

Last modified: 2000-11-03 by franc van diest
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Eijsden is in south Limburg, between Maastricht and Belgium (not to be confused with Eisden in Belgian Limburg). It is virtually part of Maastricht, Eijsden, Oost and Breust formed a lordship, belonging to the Country of Valkenburg, which became part of the Northern Netherlands in 1644.

The flag has the Burgundy cross from the time when the Country of Valkenburg (Land van Valkenburg) belonged to Burgundy. The cross nearly obliterates some red balls, which have come from the CoA of Gronsveld, which became part of Eijsden in 1943. (see:
<http://www.bng.nl/ngw/e/eysden.htm>

(BTW my great-great-great-great-great-grandmother Maria Joha was born in Eijsden)

Jarig Bakker, 26 November 1999