Limburg is the easternmost of the five provinces of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political
and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium (Europe).
Limburg is located west of the river Meuse (Dutch Maas), upon which it borders the similarly named Dutch province Limburg. It also borders on the Wallonian province of Liège to the south, with which it also has historical ties. To the north and west are the old territories of the Duchy of Brabant, the Flemish provinces of Flemish Brabant and Antwerp to the west, and the Dutch province of North Brabant to the north.
Belgian Limburg was not called "Limburg" until the 19th century, when this province, like the rest of Belgium, was part of the Netherlands for some decades, after the fall of Napoleon. Like the name Belgium itself (also given in this time), the name Limburg was chosen from the region's history; it is derived from a medieval Duchy in the general region. In fact the historical name for the territory of Belgian Limburg is the Loon, (apart from a short period when it was part of France and referred to as part of the Department of the Lower Meuse). The medieval Duchy of Limburg, although it was nearby, did not contain Loon.
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