Breust is a former village in the
Dutch
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province of
Limburg. It is located in the municipality of
Eijsden-Margraten
Eijsden-Margraten (; ( li, Èèsjde-Mergraote) is a municipality situated in the very south of the Netherlands. There it is located in the southeastern part of the province of Limburg.
This municipality was formed in 2011 from the former municipa ...
, and is now a neighbourhood of Eijsden.
Breust was a separate municipality until 1828, when the area was divided between the municipalities of Eijsden and
Sint Geertruid
Sint Geertruid (Limburgish: ''Se-Gietere'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1178 as "in monte". The current name is reference to Ge ...
.
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ]
References
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Eijsden-Margraten
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