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Limburg
Limburg, the most southern province of the Netherlands, accounts with 1.13 million inhabitants for 7% of total Dutch population. Limburg has a land surface of 2,200 square km (850 square miles) with an average population density of 526 inhabitants per square km. The density in the southern part of Limburg is extremely high.
Limburg is strategically located between some of the main business areas of Europe: Randstad Holland with Amsterdam Schiphol international airport and main port Rotterdam, the EU capital Brussels and main port Antwerp to the west, the German Rhine-Ruhr area and Central European hinterland to the east. The province borders Germany for a distance of 210 kilometres and Belgium for a distance of 140 kilometres.
Key Cities
- Major urban areas are Maastricht, Sittard-Geleen, Venlo and Heerlen. Somewhat smaller are Roermond, Kerkrade and Weert.
Key Industries
- LifeSciences (medical and biotechnology, biomaterials, medical devices)
- Chemistry (base and high chem, materials, functional coatings, specialty packaging)
- Automotive, electronic equipment, machinery, aerospace maintenance and repair
- Transport and logistics, Value Added Logistics
- Food and nutrition, agribusiness
- Contact and Shared Service Centers
- Solar energy
Access nationally / internationally
- International highway connections to Belgium, Germany and France
- Maastricht Aachen Airport with flights to many European cities
- 4 international airports within short travelling distance
- Links to the international high speed train networks ICE, TGV, Eurostar, Thalys
- Barge and rail terminals in Born and Venlo that offer connections to and from the main ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp to eastern and southern parts of Europe
Distance to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: 130 miles (210 km) or a 30-minute flight
Travel Time to Brussels Airport (Belgium): one hour drive by car
Travel Time to Düsseldorf Airport (Germany): one hour drive by car
Foreign Companies
- Belden, Boston Scientific, Cyberlink, Daimler Chrysler Customer Services, DHL, Exxon Mobil Chemical, H&M, JohnsonControls, Kobelco, Medtronic, Mitsubishi Motors / Nedcar, Nippon Carbide, Office Depot, Pearl, Sanko Gosei, Sekisui, Shin Etsu Polymers, Teijin Chemicals, UPS, VTech, Xerox, Zuken.
Regional development agency
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