Horst aan de Maas (; ) 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

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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
  • Raymond Knops (born 1971 in Hegelsom) a Dutch politician
  • Marijn Poels (born 1975 in Meerlo) a Dutch independent filmmaker and documentary maker
  • 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

  • Paul Verhaegh (born 1983 in Kronenberg) a former Dutch soccer player with 453 club caps and 3 international caps
  • Dirk Marcellis (born 1988 in Horst) a former Dutch soccer player with 259 club caps
  • Dominique Janssen (born 1995 in Horst) Dutch soccer player for the Netherlands national team

References

  • Official website

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