Maaseik is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg. Both in size and in population, it is the 8th largest municipality in Limburg. The town is the seat of the administrative arrondissement of Maaseik (kieskanton). Internationally, Maaseik is known as the assumed birthplace of the famous Flemish painters Jan and Hubert van Eyck.
Meuse river near Maaseik
Merovingian belt buckles, from the early days of Aldeneik Abbey
Saint Anne's Church, Aldeneik
Saint Catharine's Church
Limburg, also known as Belgian Limburg, is a province in Belgium. It is the easternmost of the five Dutch-speaking provinces that together form the Region of Flanders, one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern-day Belgium.
View of the Great Market place in Limburg's capital Hasselt
Statue of Ambiorix in the main square of Tongeren.
Still in use: the Roman paved road between Tongeren and Tienen
Cherries, an important product of Limburgian fruit growing business.