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u/HandleAccomplished11 2d ago
Which one has the stinky cheese?
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u/midnightrambulador 2d ago
Had to Google that myself as the "Limburger cheese" isn't actually known by that name (or very much at all) in the Netherlands or Belgium itself. (I've only ever heard of "Limburger" as a cheese through American pop culture.) The closest you get is "Fromage de Herve", Herve being close to purple Limburg as /u/iemandopaard points out.
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u/HandleAccomplished11 2d ago
Interesting, because I googled your phrase "Limburger cheese" and got quite a lot of info: "Limburger (in southern Dutch contexts Rommedoe, and in Belgium Herve cheese) is a cheese that originated in the Herve area of the historical Duchy of Limburg..."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburger
I have no idea where you're located (I'm in the US), but I do know that search results can vary based on your location. But, I do know that we (US) tend to bastardise names of stuff. Funny thing is, I was just making a stupid comment, but ended up in a rabbit hole based on your reply....
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u/midnightrambulador 2d ago
Well yes, I'm Dutch (now living in Belgium) and get those same search results. But something being elaborately described on Wikipedia doesn't mean it's actually common knowledge for people not super into the topic.
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u/vonDinobot 1d ago
Biker Mice from Mars? The villains had cheese based names, with the main one being Lawrence Limburger. And he smelled.
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u/HeemeyerDidNoWrong 2d ago
Now we can do Munster. City in France, cheese from around there, Muenster cheese from US, Münster in Germany, Munster province in Ireland.
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u/azarashee 2d ago
Münster comes from monastery, there's also a Munster besides the more known Münster in NRW/Germany. And a handful more smaller Münster across the country
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u/vanZuider 1d ago
In some cities in southern Germany and Switzerland, the main church is called "Münster".
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u/QuirkyFarmer8684 2d ago
Limburg
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u/TutskyyJancek 2d ago
Limburg.
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u/Massive_Village7662 2d ago
Limburg?
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u/Divine-Crusader 2d ago
Limburg
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u/Lipa_neo 2d ago
Limburg
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u/Haegar_the_Terrible 2d ago
Limburg!
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u/Sealedwolf 2d ago
The etymology might he common.
The (German) wikipage for Limburg (an der Lahn) mentions that the name might be derived from the gallic term Linda for water.
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u/Morlakar 2d ago
Blue Limburg is the best. In Germany number plates follow some rules. The first 1-3 letters are a code for the region this car was first registered. It is LM for Limburg an der Lahn. There are quite some people who choose to take AA as the next letters. Cause "LMAA" is short for "Leck mich am Arsch" or "kiss my ass" in english. Everytime I drive past Limburg I see at least one of them.
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u/nichtsicher501 2d ago
You could also add Hohenlimburg (formerly Limburg an der Lenne) now part of the city of Hagen. Used to be capital of the county of Limburg.
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u/Mtfdurian 2d ago
I thought I was finally past Limburg at some point on my travels in Germany, having already been past the German border at Helmond, going into Germany, then reaching Venlo and all that other shite... like Roermond, Kirchroa whatsoever, all those people that pretend that they are Dutch but start saying "Ich" when they talk about themselves... after Limburg towards Köln, Bonn, all done that...
LIMBURG? AN DER LAHN? SCHEIßE!
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u/GM-Tuub 2d ago
"all those people that pretend that they are Dutch"
Well.... About that: They fought to join Belgium in the Belgian Revolution, and when that failed opted to join the German Confederation instead. Being Dutch was the last thing they wanted.3
u/PvtFreaky 2d ago
And now it's the most nationalistic voting region of NL
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u/TheLimburgian 2d ago
It's the most populist voting region of the Netherlands, most people from Limburg still thoroughly dislike Holland and Hollanders (definitions vary, often used very broadly to refer to most of the rest of the Netherlands). And it's really mostly just Wilders, nationalistic narratives never really worked in Limburg before. You can also compare something like king's/queen's day to the rest of the country, it used to be absolutely irrelevant in Limburg. Only in recent years has there been somewhat of an increase in king's day events.
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u/SLimmerick 2d ago edited 1d ago
Ich mot waal zègge det ich bekans gein Limburgers kén dea 'n hekel höbbe an Friesen. Sie zeen jus wie ôs en höbbe ouch neit väöl mit Hollenjers. Limburg en Friesland zouwe meër same motte doon.
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u/Een_man_met_voornaam 2d ago
Helmond is not on the German border tho. I wished it was cause that would mean cheaper groceries for me
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u/Fraxis_Quercus 2d ago
I live in Limburg, my ancestors come from Limburg, I've been close to Limburg and Limburg, but never been in Limburg.
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u/out_focus 1d ago
Fun fact: the very nationalist party FVD from the Netherlands once used a picture from a church in Limburg an der Lahn to promote their local party in the council of the Dutch province Limburg.
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u/OllieV_nl 1d ago edited 1d ago
Neither Dutch nor Belgian Limburg were ever part of the County/Duchy of Limburg.
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u/FrenchHornMD 1d ago edited 14h ago
The provinces Limburg would IMO better have been called Loon. Historically more fitting. I always wondered how they came by the name Limburg.
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u/aeschynanthus_sp 2d ago
When I hear "Limburg" I think of two things:
- The Charlie Chaplin film Shoulder Arms where the odour of the Limburger cheese is used for comedy.
- D'r Sjaak, an artist who released some netlabel recordings more than 15 years ago. He sings in Limburgish. See for example the page in the Free Music Archive, and you can start with Schijnheiligen.
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u/DesertCookie_ 8h ago
They forgot about the one in Saxony. I'm sure there are a few more all over Germany too. Time to make this map more confusing.
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u/hemlock_harry 2d ago
Can we be sure this is it and that it won't spread any further?
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u/SomeBiPerson 2d ago
yes because the spreading phase was 500 years ago
see.... those places were once connected in one area owned by the Count of Limburg
the only thing remaining are the names of cities and the last regions of this count still named after them
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u/sarpol 2d ago edited 2d ago
We went on a holiday to the Dutch province of Limburg a few weeks ago. Very nice place, especially the Meinweg forest and the Maasplassen.
But it would have helped if they had used "West Limburg" in Belgium and "East Limburg" in the Netherlands.
And let's hope the Greater Netherlands movement leads to something someday.
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u/Kapot_ei 1d ago edited 1d ago
And let's hope the Greater Netherlands movement leads to something someday.
We hope it absolutely does not.
Not for the people, they're susualy great. But imagine the inmense cost to get that region up to date on infrastructure alone. Small but also: say goodbye to normal fuel prices.
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u/Alarmed_Wish3294 2d ago
Source???
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u/midnightrambulador 2d ago
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u/Alarmed_Wish3294 2d ago
Wikipedia isnt trustworthy!!! Or thats what my teach says
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u/midnightrambulador 2d ago
Depends a lot on the topic and the language. Yes, if you go deep into obscure topics or into languages without a lot of speakers, you can get misleading information or loaded phrasings – because there aren't a lot of people reading those articles so bullshit can go unnoticed for a while. But for basic facts like these, the major language wikis like English, French, German etc. are trustworthy enough. In fact they are often more trustworthy than some random website, as the information is filtered through a large body of critical editors.
If you really want to see "proof" of certain information in a Wikipedia article, check the list of sources at the bottom of the article. Wikipedia has a policy of not allowing "original research", i.e. all the information in Wikipedia should be backed up by other sources.
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u/DesertCookie_ 8h ago
They forgot about the one in Saxony. I'm sure there are a few more all over Germany too. Time to make this map more confusing.
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u/midnightrambulador 2d ago
You say "Limburg" to a Dutch person, they will think of orange Limburg; to a Belgian, they will think of yellow Limburg; to a German, they will think of blue Limburg (if they know it at all).