Horst aan de Maas
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Horst aan de Maas
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| Broekhuizen town square Broekhuizen town square | |
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| Highlighted position of Horst aan de Maas in a municipal map of Limburg Location in Limburg | |
| Coordinates: 51°27′N 6°3′E / 51.450°N 6.050°ECoordinates: 51°27′N 6°3′E / 51.450°N 6.050°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Established | 1 January 2001[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ina Leppink-Schuitema (Template:Polparty) |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | Template:Dutch municipality population |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5864–5872, 5960–5977 |
| Area code | 0478, 077 |
| Website | www |
Horst aan de Maas (nl; Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. li)[tone?] is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. In 2010 the municipalities Sevenum and part of Meerlo-Wanssum joined the municipality.
Population centres
America, Broekhuizen, Broekhuizenvorst, Evertsoort, Griendtsveen, Grubbenvorst, Hegelsom, Horst, Kronenberg, Lottum, Meerlo, Melderslo, Meterik, Sevenum, Swolgen and Tienray.
Topography
File:Gem-HorstaandeMaas-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Horst aan de Maas, June 2015.
Notable people
- Frans Schraven (1873 in Lottum – 1937) a Dutch Catholic bishop who served as a missionary in China
- Hub van Doorne (1900 in America – 1979) and his brother Wim, founded DAF
- Servaas Huys (1940 in Grubbenvorst – 2016) a Dutch politician
- Jack Poels (born 1957 in America) singer, guitarist and harmonica player of Rowwen Hèze
- Peter Jenniskens (born 1962 in Horst) a Dutch and American astronomer and senior research scientist
- Twan Huys (born 1964 in Sevenum) a Dutch journalist, TV presenter and author [6]
- Raymond Knops (born 1971 in Hegelsom) a Dutch politician
- Marijn Poels (born 1975 in Meerlo) a Dutch independent filmmaker and documentary maker [7]
- Mark Verheijen (born 1976 in Baarlo) a Dutch politician
- Rowwen Hèze (founded 1985) a Limburgish folk band
- Heideroosjes (active 1989-2012) punk rock band
Sport
- Paul Verhaegh (born 1983 in Kronenberg) a former Dutch soccer player with 453 club caps and 3 international caps
- Dirk Marcellis (born 1988 in Horst) a former Dutch soccer player with 259 club caps
- Dominique Janssen (born 1995 in Horst) Dutch soccer player for the Netherlands national team
References
- ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2001" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2001]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Burgemeester Kees van Rooij" [Mayor Kees van Rooij] (in Dutch). Gemeente Horst aan de Maas. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 5961ES". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
- ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 16 August 2019
- ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 16 August 2019
External links
Media related to Horst aan de Maas at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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