Maasgouw facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Maasgouw
Municipality
Hasselholt castle in Ohé en Laak
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Limburg
Maasgouw Location in Netherlands
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Established	1 January 2007
Government
• Body	Municipal council
Area
• Total	57.99 km2 (22.39 sq mi)
• Land	45.83 km2 (17.70 sq mi)
• Water	12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (May 2014)
• Total	23,900
• Density	521/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	Parts of 6000 range
Area code	0475

Maasgouw (Dutch pronunciation: [maːsˈxʌu]) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on both banks of the river Meuse southwest of the city of Roermond. It was formed in a merger of the former municipalities of Heel, Maasbracht and Thorn on 1 January 2007.

The municipality contains a number of towns and villages:

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Maasgouw, June 2015.

Notable people

Mark van Bommel, 2010

• Henk van Hoof (born 1947) a retired Dutch politician, lives in Ohé en Laak
• Jan Cober (born 1951 in Thorn) a Dutch conductor and clarinet player
• Guido Geelen (born 1961 in Thorn) a Dutch sculptor, furniture designer and ceramist
• Margo Reuten (born ca.1966 in Maasbracht) a Dutch head chef, holds two Michelin stars
• Lies Visschedijk (born 1974 in Heel) a Dutch actress

Sport

• Annemiek Derckx (born 1954 in Beegden) a Dutch sprint canoer, twice bronze medallist at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics
• Bas Peters (born 1976 in Heel) a Dutch mountain biker, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Mark van Bommel (born 1977 in Maasbracht) a Dutch former footballer with 536 club caps.

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