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Maasgouw

Maasgouw
Hasselholt castle in Ohé en Laak
Hasselholt castle in Ohé en Laak
Flag of Maasgouw
Coat of arms of Maasgouw
Highlighted position of Maasgouw in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Maasgouw is located in Netherlands
Maasgouw
Maasgouw
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°9′N 5°54′E / 51.150°N 5.900°E / 51.150; 5.900
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Established1 January 2007[1]
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorStef Strous (PvdA)
Area
 • Total
58.12 km2 (22.44 sq mi)
 • Land45.71 km2 (17.65 sq mi)
 • Water12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi)
Elevation27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[5]
 • Total
23,947
 • Density524/km2 (1,360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 6000 range
Area code0475
Websitegemeentemaasgouw.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

Mark van Bommel, 2010

Sport

References

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