Limbourg (French pronunciation: [lɛ̃buʁ] ⓘ; German and Dutch: Limburg; Walloon: Limbôr) or Limbourg-sur-Vesdre[2] is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

[4] Limbourg is located on top of a hill which in its turn is surrounded by the river Vesdre.

This was a strong military advantage in the Middle Ages and allowed the city to defend itself against foreign invaders.

In the Middle Ages, the ruling family came to have the rank of duke and so the town was the seat of the Duchy of Limburg, which was a part of the Lower Lorraine region of the Holy Roman Empire.

The town featured in the War of the Spanish Succession, falling in 1703 to British and Dutch Republican forces led by the Duke of Marlborough.