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2 unusual facts about Maaseik


Codex Eyckensis

The Codex is now on display in the St. Catherine church in Maaseik, Belgium.

It is called “Eyckensis” because it was preserved during centuries in the convent of Aldeneik, near Maaseik, Belgium.


1992 Roermond earthquake

In the regions between Roermond, Maaseik (Belgium) and Heinsberg (Germany), buildings, especially old buildings, and cars were destroyed.


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