Horst aan de Maas
| Horst aan de Maas | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Broekhuizen town square | |||
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.svg.png) 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[2] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Kees van Rooij (CDA) | ||
| Area[3] | |||
| • Total | 191.92 km2 (74.10 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 188.60 km2 (72.82 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 3.32 km2 (1.28 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[4] | 24 m (79 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[5] | |||
| • Total | 41,680 | ||
| • Density | 221/km2 (570/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 5864–5872, 5960–5977 | ||
| Area code | 0478, 077 | ||
| Website |
www | ||
Horst aan de Maas (
pronunciation ) (Limburgish: Haos aan de Maos) 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
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Horst aan de Maas, June 2015.
Notable people
- Hub and Wim van Doorne, founders of DAF
- Willem Jozef Droesen, Member of Parliament for the Roman-Catholic State Party (1933–1967)
- Suzanne Freriks, volleyball player
- Heideroosjes, punk rock band
- Servaes Huys, Member of Parliament for the Dutch Labour Party (1986–1998)
- Twan Huys, television presenter for Nova
- Raymond Knops, Member of Parliament for the Christian Democratic Appeal (2005–2006, 2007–present)
- Dirk Marcellis, football player for AZ Alkmaar and the Netherlands
- Rowwen Hèze, Limburgish folk band
- Marijn Poels, Independent documentarymaker
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. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 5961ES". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Horst aan de Maas at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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