Limburg (; Dutch and Limburgish: (Nederlands-)Limburg; ) is the southernmost of the 12 provinces of the Netherlands. It is in the southeastern part of the country, stretched out from the north, where it touches the province of Gelderland, to the south, where it borders the Walloon province of Liège. Its long eastern boundary is the international border with the German state of Northrhine-Westphalia, while on the west the southern part borders the Flemish province of Limburg, with much this border running along the River Maas, and its northern part has North Brabant to its west.