Horst aan de Maas explained

Horst aan de Maas
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Flag Size:	100x67px
Map Alt:	Highlighted position of Horst aan de Maas in a municipal map of Limburg
Coordinates:	51.45°N 9°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Limburg
Established Title:	Established
Established Date:	1 January 2001^[1]
Government Footnotes:	^[2]
Governing Body:	Municipal council
Leader Party:	VVD
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Ina Leppink-Schuitema
Unit Pref:	Metric
Elevation Footnotes:	^[3]
Elevation M:	24
Timezone1:	CET
Utc Offset1:	+1
Timezone1 Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postcode
Postal Code:	5864–5872, 5960–5977
Area Code Type:	Area code
Area Code:	0478, 077

Horst aan de Maas (in Dutch; Flemish ˈɦɔrst aːn də ˈmaːs/; Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Haors aan de Maos in Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish pronounced as /ˈɦɔːʀs aːn də ˈmɔːs/) 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.

Population centres

America, Broekhuizen, Broekhuizenvorst, Evertsoort, Griendtsveen, Grubbenvorst, Hegelsom, Horst, Kronenberg, Lottum, Meerlo, Melderslo, Meterik, Sevenum, Swolgen and Tienray.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Horst aan de Maas, June 2015.

Notable people

• Frans Schraven (1873 in Lottum – 1937) a Dutch Catholic bishop who served as a missionary in China
• Hub van Doorne (1900 in America – 1979) and his brother Wim, founded DAF
• Servaas Huys (1940 in Grubbenvorst – 2016) a Dutch politician
• Jack Poels (born 1957 in America) singer, guitarist and harmonica player of Rowwen Hèze
• Peter Jenniskens (born 1962 in Horst) a Dutch and American astronomer and senior research scientist
• Twan Huys (born 1964 in Sevenum) a Dutch journalist, TV presenter and author ^[4]
• Henriëtte van Gasteren (born 1964 in Sevenum) a Dutch photographer and artist, known for her self-portraits
• Raymond Knops (born 1971 in Hegelsom) a Dutch politician
• Marijn Poels (born 1975 in Meerlo) a Dutch independent filmmaker and documentary maker ^[5]
• Mark Verheijen (born 1976 in Baarlo) a Dutch politician
• Rowwen Hèze (founded 1985) a Limburgish folk band
• Heideroosjes (active 1989-2012) punk rock band

Sport

• Dirk Marcellis (born 1988 in Horst) a former Dutch soccerplayer with 259 club caps
• Dominique Janssen (born 1995 in Horst) Dutch soccerplayer

External links

• • Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2001 . Municipal divisions on 1 January 2001 . nl . cbs.nl . . 21 October 2013.
2. Web site: Burgemeester Kees van Rooij . Mayor Kees van Rooij . nl . Gemeente Horst aan de Maas . 22 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130606042735/http://www.horstaandemaas.nl/Bestuur/College_van_B_W/Kennismaking_college/Samenstelling/Burgemeester_Kees_van_Rooij . 6 June 2013.
3. Web site: Postcodetool for 5961ES . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 22 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool . 21 September 2013 .
4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2815780/ IMDb Database
5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5402349/ IMDb Database