Horst aan de Maas

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Horst aan de Maas
Haors aan de Maos  (Limburgish)
Broekhuizen town square
Broekhuizen town square
Flag of Horst aan de Maas
Coat of arms of Horst aan de Maas
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°E / 51.450; 6.050Coordinates: 51°27′N 6°3′E / 51.450°N 6.050°E / 51.450; 6.050
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Established1 January 2001[1]
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorIna Leppink-Schuitema (VVD)
Area
 • Total191.92 km2 (74.10 sq mi)
 • Land188.73 km2 (72.87 sq mi)
 • Water3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi)
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[5]
 • Total42,291
 • Density224/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5864–5872, 5960–5977
Area code0478, 077
Websitewww.horstaandemaas.nl

Horst aan de Maas (Dutch: [ˈɦɔrst aːn də ˈmaːs] (audio speaker iconlisten); Limburgish: Haors 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[edit]

America, Broekhuizen, Broekhuizenvorst, Evertsoort, Griendtsveen, Grubbenvorst, Hegelsom, Horst, Kronenberg, Lottum, Meerlo, Melderslo, Meterik, Sevenum, Swolgen and Tienray.

Topography[edit]

Gem-HorstaandeMaas-OpenTopo.jpg

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Horst aan de Maas, June 2015.

Notable people[edit]

Huub van Doorne, 1965
Heideroosjes, 2008

Sport[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2001" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2001]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Postcodetool for 5961ES". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 16 August 2019
  7. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 16 August 2019

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