Horn is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Leudal Leudal (Limburgish: ''Leudaal'') is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It was formed on January 1, 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of Heythuysen, Haelen, Hunsel, and Roggel en Neer. Population centres The municipality con ...

, and lies about 5 km northwest of

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1102 as "Engelbertus de Hurne", and means "corner". Horn developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Maas. In 1102, a '' Heer'' of Horn existed. In 1450, it became the capital of the County of Horn. In 1614, Horn became part of the

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. In 1839, it became part of the

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. Horn Castle is a located on an artificially enlarged hill surrounded by a dry moat. In the 13th century an irregular square

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with four corner towers was built probably on the site of an earlier castle. In the 15th century, the castle was enlarged. Two corner towers were demolished and a new tower was built above the gate. In 1615, it was damaged by war. During the 18th century, the castle started to deteriorate and was used as a farm. In 1798, the castle was restored and extended. It was lightly damaged by war in 1945, however the living quarters suffered a fire in 1948. Between 1954 and 1957, the castle was restored by . The Catholic St Martinus Church is a three aisled church with detached tower. It was built between 1936 and 1937 as a replacement of the 1838. The tower was blown up in 1944, and rebuilt shortly after. Horn was home to 797 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Haelen. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of

Notable people

Leo Beulen Leo Beulen (born 1960) was the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army between 24 March 2016 until August 2019. Leo Beulen, a lieutenant general of Dutch army joined the Royal Military Academy, Breda in 1978 after graduated in 1982, he was comm ...

(1960) Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army * Wilhelmus Demarteau (1917–2012) Bishop emeritus of Diocese of Banjarmasin *

Maurice Graef Maurice Graef (born 22 August 1969 in Horn, Limburg) is a retired football striker from the Netherlands. He made his professional debut in the 1988-1989 season for VVV-Venlo and ended up playing for Roda JC, NEC Nijmegen before ultimately ret ...

(1969) footballer * Teunkie van der Sluijs (1981) theatre director * Steve Wijler (1996) archer

Gallery

File:Horn, beltmolen de Hoop RM22632 IMG 6605 2020-07-19 09.54.jpg, Horn, windmill: molen de Hoop File:Exterieur Raadhuisplein (1935) - Horn - 20117199 - RCE.jpg, St Martinus Church (1967) File:T.T Hoeve Posthuisweg Horn (2).JPG, Farm in Horn

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Leudal