ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : History of Limburg (NL)</title> <META name="keywords" keyword=""> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2006-2007 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Limburg (NL) <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xlimburgnl.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xlimburgnl.html"> <img src = "../banners/banlimburgnl.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on May 16th 2006 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5834279270464755"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-02-17: MIT_ Ganse google_ad_channel = "0420158018"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> </div> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : Limburg (NL) </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> c. 1200 <BR> 1204 <BR> 1343 <BR> 1559 <BR> 1579 <BR> 1613 <BR> 1632 <BR> 1632-1794 <BR> 1637 <BR> 1673-1678 <BR> 1713 <BR><BR> 1795 <BR> 1815 <BR> 1830 <BR> 1831 <BR><BR> 1839 <BR><BR> 1848-1849 <BR><BR> 1860 <BR> 1866 <BR> 1880 <BR> 1899 <BR> 1901 <BR> 1920 <BR> 1940-1945 <BR> 1947 <BR> 1960 <BR> 1971 <BR> 1973 <BR> 1992 <BR> </font></TD> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Roermond granted status of a city <BR> Maastricht granted status of a city <BR> Venlo granted status of a city <BR> Church Reform of Philip II.; Roermond became seat of a bishop <BR> Maastricht conquered by a Spanish army <BR> Witch hysteria in Roermond <BR> a Dutch army took Maastricht, Roermond <BR> Staats Limburg part of Generality Lands (under military administration) <BR> Roermond retaken by the Spanish <BR> During the Dutch War of Louis XIV, Maastricht was held by the French <BR> Spain ceded Venlo to the Dutch Republic, Roermond to Austria, most of Upper <BR> Geldern to Prussia <BR> French annexation of Staats Limburg <BR> Kingdom of the United Netherlands established, with a (united) Province Limburg <BR> Belgian Revolution <BR> Ten Days' Campaign; Fortress of Maastricht held by commander loyal to North <BR> despite population supporting Belgium <BR> Belgium split; Dutch Limburg province of Kingdom of Netherlands, member of German <BR> Federation <BR> German Revolution; Limburg represented in Paulskirche assembly, opted for Limburg <BR> to join unified Germany <BR> Census : Population 214,200 <BR> Limburg left German Federation <BR> Census : Population 239,500 <BR> Census : Population 281,900 <BR> Begin of coal mining <BR> Census : Population 441,000 <BR> World War II : German Occupation <BR> Census : Population 677,600 <BR> Census : Population 894,000 <BR> Census : Population 1,022,400 <BR> Last coal mine closed <BR> Treaty of Maastricht <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </div><div align = "center"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; 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