Maastricht

1748

French troops occupied Maastricht from 1673 to 1678. In 1748 the French again conquered the city at what is known as the Second French Siege of Maastricht, during the War of Austrian Succession.

1794

The French took the city for the last time in 1794, when the condominium was dissolved and Maastricht was annexed to the First French Empire (1794–1814).

1815

For twenty years Maastricht remained the capital of the French département of Meuse-Inférieure. === 19th and early 20th century === After the Napoleonic era, Maastricht became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815.

1830

When the southern provinces of the newly formed kingdom seceded in 1830, the Dutch garrison in Maastricht remained loyal to the Dutch king, William I, even when most of the inhabitants of the town and the surrounding area sided with the Belgian revolutionaries.

1831

In 1831, arbitration by the Great Powers allocated the city to the Netherlands.

1839

However, neither the Dutch nor the Belgians agreed to this and the arrangement was not implemented until the 1839 Treaty of London.

1851

Between 1851 and 1892 a Francophone newspaper (Le Courrier de la Meuse) was published in Maastricht.

1892

Between 1851 and 1892 a Francophone newspaper (Le Courrier de la Meuse) was published in Maastricht.

1940

Early in World War II, the city was taken by the Germans by surprise during the Battle of Maastricht of May 1940.

1944

On 13 and 14 September 1944 it was the first Dutch city to be liberated by Allied forces of the US Old Hickory Division.

1976

Maastricht University was founded in 1976.

1981

In 1981 and 1991 European Councils were held in Maastricht, the latter one resulting a year later in the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, leading to the creation of the European Union and the euro.

1991

In 1981 and 1991 European Councils were held in Maastricht, the latter one resulting a year later in the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, leading to the creation of the European Union and the euro.

2006

Perhaps best known for the shrine of Our Lady, Star of the Sea in an adjacent Gothic chapel; ** Derlon Museumkelder, a small museum with Roman and earlier remains in the basement of Hotel Derlon. * Markt, the town's market square, completely refurbished in 2006-07 and now virtually traffic free.

2008

In 2008, British newspaper The Guardian proclaimed this the world's most beautiful bookshop. Jekerkwartier, a neighbourhood named after the small river Jeker, which pops up between old houses and remnants of city walls.

2010

English is also a mandatory subject in Dutch elementary and secondary schools. === Religion === In 2010–2014, 69.8% of the population of Maastricht regarded themselves as religious.




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