Maasgouw
Municipality in Limburg, Netherlands
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location in Limburg
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Parts of 6000 range
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:
- Beegden
- Brachterbeek
- Heel
- Linne
- Maasbracht
- Ohé en Laak
- Panheel
- Stevensweert
- Thorn
- Wessem.
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Maasgouw, June 2015.
Notable people
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- 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[6]
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.
Gallery
- Stevensweert
References
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2007" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2007]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "Burgemeester Strous" [Mayor Strous] (in Dutch). Gemeente Maasgouw. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6051DZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 02 December 2019
External links
Media related to Maasgouw at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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Populated places in the municipality of Maasgouw
- Beegden
- Brachterbeek [nl]
- Heel
- Linne
- Ohé en Laak
- Panheel
- Stevensweert
- Thorn
List of cities, towns and villages in Limburg (Netherlands)
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