Maasgouw

Maasgouw
Maasgouw
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 / 51.150°N 5.900°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Established	1 January 2007
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 2021)
• Total	23,947
• Density	524/km2 (1,360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	Parts of 6000 range
Area code	0475
Website	gemeentemaasgouw.nl

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:

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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ IMDb Database retrieved 02 December 2019

External links

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Official website

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[1] "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2007" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2007]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

[mayor_now-2] "Burgemeester Strous" [Mayor Strous] (in Dutch). Gemeente Maasgouw. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

[3] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-4] "Postcodetool for 6051DZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

[5] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[6] IMDb Database retrieved 02 December 2019

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