Amby

Amby
neighbourhood & former municipality
Location of Amby in Maastricht
Municipality	Maastricht
Province	Limburg
Country	Netherlands
Area
• Total	447 ha (1,105 acres)
Population
• Total	6.291
• Density	1.4/km² (3.6/sq mi)

A former village, Amby is now a neighborhood (part 25) of Maastricht, in the Netherlands, located about 4 km northeast of the center of the city.

From January 2, 1839 to July 1, 1970, Amby existed as a separate municipality.

In November 2008, an amateur archaeologist discovered in a field 2 meters out of Amby the largest ever found Celtic gold and silver treasure in the Netherlands. Archaeologists from Maastricht and the VU University Amsterdam recovered 70 silver and 39 golden coins which dates back to the 1st century before Christ.

Images

Celtic treasure of Amby. 1st BC silver and gold coins, found in the Maastricht neighbourhood of Amby in 2008. Perhaps hidden in the ground by Eburones fleeing for Roman invaders.
The former municipality of "Ambij" on an 1866 map.

Location

Neighbouring areas

Nazareth

Meerssen municipality

Wittevrouwenveld

Valkenburg municipality

Amby

Scharn

External links

J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Amby". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Maastricht and related topics

Culture

General	Flag Coat of arms Judaism Limburgish language (Maastrichtian variant) Museums in Maastricht Sjeng The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) European Model United Nations (EuroMUN)

Education	Jan van Eyck Academie Maastricht School of Management Maastricht University (incl. University College Maastricht) Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (incl. Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts Maastricht Academy of Music Maastricht School of Hotel Management

History	First Siege (1579) Capture of Maastricht (1632) Second Siege (1673) Third Siege (1748) Département de Meuse-Inférieure (1795-1814) Battle of Maastricht (1940)

Geography

Geology & Hydrology	Juliana Canal Maastrichtian (geological period) Meuse Mount Saint Peter Zuid-Willemsvaart

Region / Urban area	Meuse-Rhine Euroregion South Limburg Lanaken (B) Riemst (B) (Kanne) Visé (B)

Neighbourhoods	Amby Beatrixhaven Belfort Belvédère Biesland Binnenstad Borgharen Boschpoort Boschstraatkwartier Bosscherveld Brusselsepoort Caberg Campagne Daalhof Dousberg-Hazendans Frontenkwartier De Heeg Heer Heugem Heugemerveld Itteren Jekerdal Jekerkwartier Kommelkwartier Lanakerveld Limmel Malberg Malpertuis Mariaberg Meerssenhoven Nazareth Oud-Caberg Pottenberg Randwyck Scharn Sint Maartenspoort Sint Pieter Statenkwartier Villapark Vroendaal Wittevrouwenveld Wyck-Céramique Wyckerpoort

Politics

Local politics	Historical mayors (current mayor) Onno Hoes (VVD) (2010-)

International politics	Maastricht Treaty (1992) Most Ancient European Towns Network

Sports

Transportation

A2 motorway
Hasselt – Maastricht tramway (opening in 2017)
Maastricht Aachen Airport (shared with Aachen, Germany)
Maastricht railway station
Maastricht Noord railway station
Maastricht Randwyck railway station

capital of the Province of Limburg, Netherlands

Coordinates: 50°52′N 5°44′E / 50.867°N 5.733°E / 50.867; 5.733

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