Horst aan de Maas
Municipality in Limburg, Netherlands
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Horst aan de Maas (Dutch: [ˈɦɔrst aːn də ˈmaːs] ⓘ; Limburgish: Haors aan de Maos [ˈɦɔːʀs aːn də ˈmɔːs])[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.
Horst aan de Maas
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Broekhuizen town square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Limburg | |
| Coordinates: 51°27′N 6°3′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Established | 1 January 2001[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ina Leppink-Schuitema (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 191.92 km2 (74.10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 188.73 km2 (72.87 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 42,487 |
| • Density | 225/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5864–5872, 5960–5977 |
| Area code | 0478, 077 |
| Website | www |
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
- 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
