Facts & Figures

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Area: 58,92 sq.km.
Number of inhabitants: 120,000

Budget hotels: 39 rooms, 79 beds
Standard hotels: 2514 rooms, 5062 beds
Luxury hotels: 1472 rooms, 2803 beds
Total: 4025 rooms, 7944 beds

Distance to Maastricht-Aachen Airport: 9 km
Distance to Schiphol Airport: 195 km
Distance to Brussels Airport: 100 km
Distance to Antwerp Airport: 125 km
Distance to Düsseldorf Airport: 100 km
Distance to Cologne Airport: 115 km

Largest convention centre: MECC Maastricht
Capacity largest auditorium: 1650 persons
Largest exhibition space: 30,000 sq.m.

International meetings (multiple days) according to statistics of the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions (NBTC):

(Since 2008, NBTC no longer publishes statistics)

2008:   86 meetings, 15687 delegates
2007:   99 meetings, 16463 delegates
2006: 119 meetings, 17764 delegates
2005: 167 meetings, 47264 delegates
2004: 177 meetings, 47954 delegates
2003: 102 meetings, 24591 delegates

Number of international institutes: 120
University: yes
Academic Hospital: yes

National heritage: 1661 monuments
Number of students:15.988

Number of shops: approx. 500
Number of pubs/cafes: over 500

Highest NAP: 46-111 m.
Inhabited since: 4000 B.C.
Permanent in habitation since: 50 B.C.

Museums:

Bonnefanten museum
Museum cellar Derlon
Spanish Government
Natuurhistorisch museum
Casemates/Hiding in Maastricht
Historical Printing museum
Africa Centre
Brewery De Keyzer N.A. Bosch
Thermae of Roman Baths museum
Industrion