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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.
Maasgouw | |
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Municipality | |
 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
- 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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[de] Maasgouw
Maasgouw (limburgisch Maasgoew) ist eine Gemeinde in der niederländischen Provinz Limburg. Sie ist aus dem mit Wirkung zum 1. Januar 2007 vollzogenen Zusammenschluss der bisherigen Gemeinden Heel, Maasbracht und Thorn entstanden. Auf ihrem 5812 Hektar großen Gemeindegebiet lebten am 1. Januar 2022 24.028 Einwohner.- [en] Maasgouw
[ru] Маасгау
Маасгау (нидерл. Maasgouw, лимб. Maasgoew) — община в провинции Лимбург (Нидерланды).Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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