Horst aan de Maas
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| Horst aan de Maas Hoars aon de Maas |
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| Coordinates: 51°26′N 6°6′E / 51.433°N 6.1°ECoordinates: 51°26′N 6°6′E / 51.433°N 6.1°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Limburg | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 122.55 km2 (47.3 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 120.62 km2 (46.6 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.93 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| • Total | 28,845 | ||
| • Density | 239/km2 (619/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Horst aan de Maas (
pronunciation (help·info)) (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.
[edit] Population centres
America, Broekhuizen, Broekhuizenvorst, Evertsoort, Griendtsveen, Grubbenvorst, Hegelsom, Horst, Kronenberg Lottum, Meerlo, Melderslo, Meterik, Sevenum, Swolgen and Tienray.
[edit] Notable people
- Hub and Wim van Doorne, founders of DAF Trucks
- Maurice Cremers well-known racing motorcyclist
- 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
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