South Limburg (Netherlands)

in the town of Borgharen in the estate region. Buitengoed Geul & Maas formerly named estate region Maastricht-Meerssen (Dutch: Landgoederenzone Maastricht - Meerssen) is the name for an area stretching from the northeastern parts of Maastricht to the south of Meerssen that is characterised by a large number of estates. The area is crossed by three rivers (namely the Meuse, Geul and Kanjel). A majority of said estates have been built (or renovated) by the 19th century Maastrichtian industrialist Petrus Regout and his descendants. Challenges to transforming the entire region into a recreational area are posed by the crossing of the A2 motorway and various railways through the area as well as the industrial area of Beatrixhaven. The region spans six neighbourhoods of Maastricht namely: • Amby: homestead Withuishof, homestead Gravenhof, house Severen, homestead Hagenhof (or Tiendschuur van Amby) and castle Geuselt • Nazareth: castle Mariënwaard (La Grande Suisse), villa Petite Suisse and villa Kruisdonk • Limmel: castles Bethlehem and Jerusalem • Meerssenhoven: castles Vaeeshartelt and Meerssenhoven and villa Klein Vaeshartelt • Itteren*: homestead Hartelstein • Borgharen*: Borgharen castle and homestead Wiegershof (* some publications do not include Itteren and Borgharen in the estate region) And in Meerssen: • Weert: homestead Weerterhof and villa Zonnevang • Rothem: mill IJzeren Molen == Municipalities ==