Maasbree (Dutch: [maːzˈbreː] (listen); Limburgish: Bree) is a former municipality and a town in southeastern Netherlands. Until 1818, the municipality was just called Bree in Dutch too.[3]

Maasbree Bree
Town and former municipality
Horn Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Maasbree Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Maasbree Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°21′N 6°03′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Peel en Maas
Area [1]
• Total	32.36 km2 (12.49 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	6,625
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5993[1]
Dialing code	077

Population centres

• Baarlo
• Maasbree

History

In the Middle Ages Maasbree and Baarlo belonged to the duchy of Guelders. Around 1702, at the time of the War of the Spanish Succession Maasbree was occupied by Prussia and remained Prussian until 1814. In 1815 Maasbree became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Maasbree used to be a fiefdom with a castle called Huis Bree, which has meanwhile disappeared.

The punk rock group Sex Pistols performed at Maf Centrum on 11 December 1977, as part of their Dutch Tour. This would be the last date of the tour, as the final 2 dates in Winschoten and Rotterdam were cancelled.

References

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Maasbree at Wikimedia Commons

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