Maasgouw
Maasgouw 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.
Maasgouw | |
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![]() Hasselholt castle in Ohé en Laak | |
![]() Flag ![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location in Limburg | |
![]() ![]() Maasgouw Location in the Netherlands | |
Coordinates: 51°9′N 5°54′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Established | 1 January 2007[1] |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Stef Strous (PvdA) |
Area | |
• Total | 58.12 km2 (22.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 45.71 km2 (17.65 sq mi) |
• Water | 12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Population (January 2019)[5] | |
• Total | 23,716 |
• Density | 519/km2 (1,340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | Parts of 6000 range |
Area code | 0475 |
Website | gemeentemaasgouw |
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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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[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 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- IMDb Database retrieved 02 December 2019
External links
Media related to Maasgouw at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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