Molenhoek is a village located in south-eastern
Netherlands
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partially in the municipality of
Mook en Middelaar
Mook en Middelaar (; li, Mook en Middelar) is a municipality in the upper southeastern part of the Netherlands, at the northern tip of the province of Limburg and is a part of Stadsregio Arnhem Nijmegen. The municipality is located about 100&nb ...
in the province of
Limburg
Limburg or Limbourg may refer to:
Regions
* Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium
* Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands
* Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...
and partially in the municipality of
Heumen
Heumen () is a municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands.
Population centres
*Heumen
* Malden (administrative centre)
*Molenhoek (partly)
*Nederasselt
*Overasselt
Topography
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in the province of
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
. It is also the northernmost town of Limburg and thus its nickname is "De Poort van Limburg" (The Gate of Limburg).
Molenhoek lies on the Maas river (which originates in France as the
Meuse (river)
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a ...
); the
Maas-Waal Canal connects the Maas at Molenhoek to the
Waal
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near
Nijmegen.
In the Gelderland part of the village the former
Bergzigt (later
De Raaf) brewery is located.
Gallery
Image:Maaswaalkanaalbord.jpg, Molenhoek, Meuse and Meuse-Waal Canal
Image:Molenhoek (Mook en Middelaar, Limburg, NL) church.JPG, Molenhoek, Church
Image:Molenhoek_(Mook_en_Middelaar,_Limburg,_NL)_shopping_center.JPG, Molenhoek, Shopping center
References
Heumen
Mook en Middelaar
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
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