Horst may refer to:
Science
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Horst (geology)
In physical geography and geology, a horst is a raised fault block bounded by Fault (geology), normal faults. Horsts are typically found together with Graben, grabens. While a horst lifted or remains stationary, the grabens on either side Subside ...
, a raised fault block bounded by normal faults or graben
People
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Horst (given name)
Horst is a male given name used mostly in German-speaking countries.
Etymology/meaning
The name is of Old High German origin, meaning "man from the forest", "bosk" or "brushwood".
In modern German, "Horst" is also a Translation of English ''ae ...
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Horst (surname) Horst is a surname and people with the surname include:
* Alexander Horst (born 1982), Austrian beach volleyball player
* César Horst (born 1989), Argentine football player
* David Horst (born 1985), American soccer player
* Deena Horst (born 194 ...
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ter Horst Ter Horst is a Dutch toponymic surname. The original bearer of the name was from the horst, which is a historical indication of raised terrain covered with shrubs.
People with the name include:
* Guusje ter Horst (b. 1952), Dutch politician and gov ...
, Dutch surname
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van der Horst Van der Horst is a Dutch toponymic surname. The original bearer of the name was from the ''horst'', which is a historical indication of raised terrain covered with shrubs.Horst, Steinburg
Horst is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km southeast of Itzehoe, and 7 km northwest of Elmshorn.
Horst is the seat of the ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") ...
, a municipality in the district of Steinburg in Schleswig-Holstein
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Horst, Lauenburg
Horst is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
History
During excavations
In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or "dig" i ...
, a municipality in the district of Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein
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Horst, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a village and district in the municipality of Sundhagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
* , a district in the city of
Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen (, , ; wep, Gelsenkiärken) is the 25th most populous city of Germany and the 11th most populous in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with 262,528 (2016) inhabitants. On the Emscher River (a tributary of the Rhine), it lies ...
, North Rhine-Westphalia
* , a town in the municipality of
Seevetal, Lower Saxony
Netherlands
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Horst aan de Maas
Horst aan de Maas (; li, Haors aan de Maos ) 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, Bro ...
, a municipality in the province of Limburg
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Horst, Limburg
Horst is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas. Although the municipality is named after the village, Horst itself is not called "aan de Maas", because it does not lie directly on the ri ...
, the municipal seat of Horst aan de Maas
* , a hamlet in the municipality of
Ermelo, Gelderland
* , a village in the municipality of
Gilze en Rijen
Gilze en Rijen () is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. The municipality contains four villages: Rijen, Gilze, Hulten and Molenschot. It is home to the Gilze-Rijen Air Base.
Rijen grew in the 19th century due to its leather factories.
P ...
, North Brabant
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Schothorst, , and , districts in the city and municipality of
Amersfoort, Utrecht
Poland
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Niechorze, German name for a village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland
Buildings
* , a castle in the Belgian municipality of
Holsbeek
Holsbeek () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Holsbeek proper, , and . On January 1, 2006, Holsbeek had a total population of 9,205. The total area is 38.50 km2 which ...
, Flemish Brabant
* , a former castle in the Dutch municipality of
Achterberg
Achterberg is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is part of the municipality of Rhenen and it lies about 5 km west of Wageningen.
The village was first mentioned in 1417 as Achterbergh, and means "(settlement) behind the hill". ...
, Utrecht
* , a partially rebuild castle ruin in the Dutch municipality of
Horst aan de Maas
Horst aan de Maas (; li, Haors aan de Maos ) 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, Bro ...
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Adlerhorst
The Adlerhorst ("Eagle's Nest") was a World War II bunker complex in Germany, located near Langenhain-Ziegenberg, the later settlement of Wiesental and Kransberg within the districts of Wetteraukreis and Hochtaunuskreis in the state of Hesse ...
, a former bunker complex in the German state of Hesse
Geographic features
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Horst (Spessart)
Horst is a wooded hill of Hesse, Germany. It lies in the ''Mittelgebirge'' Spessart not far from the border to Bavaria.
It is located between Bad Orb and Jossgrund in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Main-Kinzig-Kreis is a Kreis (district) in the east o ...
, a hill in Hesse, Germany
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Horst (Vogelsberg)
Horst is a hill in the Vogelsberg of Hesse, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member ...
, a hill in Hesse, Germany
Sport
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STV Horst-Emscher
STV Horst-Emscher was a German association football club from the city of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club's greatest success has been to qualify for the 1950 German football championship, where it was knocked out by SpVgg Fürt ...
, a defunct German association football club
Fictional characters
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Horst (Inheritance)
This is a list of key characters in ''The Inheritance Cycle'', a fantasy adventure series by Christopher Paolini. The series contains several hundred characters, while the following list contains only the most frequently mentioned.
Many of the na ...
, a character in the novel ''Eragon''
* Horst Staley, a ''MacArthur'' midshipman in the Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle science fiction novel ''
The Mote in God's Eye''
* Dr. Horst, a character in the 2002 film ''
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
''Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself'' is a 2002 Danish-Scottish drama film directed by Lone Scherfig and starring Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay, Mads Mikkelsen, and Julia Davis. Harbour and his suicidal brother, W ...
'' played by Mads Mikkelsen
* Horst, a character in the 2007 film ''
Ratatouille'' played by Will Arnett
* Horst Cabal, the main character's elder brother from
Jonathan L. Howard
Jonathan L. Howard is a British writer and game designer, known mainly for his novels about Johannes Cabal the Necromancer. He lives with his wife and daughter near Bristol.
Work
Howard worked as scriptwriter and video game writer since the early ...
's Johannes Cabal series
* Horst Loeffler, the main character's almost ex-husband from the 2013 postmodern detective novel ''
Bleeding Edge'' by Thomas Pynchon
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