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Horst aan de Maas
Haors aan de Maos (Limburgish)
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Broekhuizen town square
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Location in Limburg
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Limburg | ||
| Established | 1 January 2001 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| Area | |||
| • 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 | 24 m (79 ft) | ||
| Population
(May 2014)
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| • Total | 41,680 | ||
| • Density | 221/km2 (570/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode |
5864–5872, 5960–5977
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| Area code | 0478, 077 | ||
Horst aan de Maas (Dutch: [ˈɦɔrst aːn də ˈmaːs]; Limburgish: Haors aan de Maos [ˈɦɔːʀs aːn də ˈmɔːs]) 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.
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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
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- 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
- Henriëtte van Gasteren (born 1964 in Sevenum) a Dutch photographer and artist, known for her self-portraits
- Raymond Knops (born 1971 in Hegelsom) a Dutch politician
- Marijn Poels (born 1975 in Meerlo) a Dutch independent filmmaker and documentary maker
- 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
- Dirk Marcellis (born 1988 in Horst) a former Dutch soccerplayer with 259 club caps
- Dominique Janssen (born 1995 in Horst) Dutch soccerplayer
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