Maasgouw () is a municipality in the

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province of

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. It is located on both banks of the river

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southwest of the city of

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. It was formed in a merger of the former municipalities of

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Maasbracht Maasbracht (; li, Brach ) is a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It was a separate municipality until 1 January 2007, when it became a part of the new municipality of Maasgouw. History The village was first mentioned in 1265 as "de Bragth ...

and

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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

Henk van Hoof Hendrikus Andreas Lambertus "Henk" van Hoof (born 9 November 1947) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and naval officer. Van Hoof served in the Royal Netherlands Navy from April 1965 until May ...

(born 1947) a retired Dutch politician, lives in Ohé en Laak * Jan Cober (born 1951 in Thorn) a Dutch conductor and clarinet player *

Guido Geelen Guido Jozef Marie Geelen (born 5 May 1961 in Thorn, Netherlands) is a Dutch sculptor, furniture designer and ceramist, who lives and works in Tilburg.Margo Reuten Margo Reuten ( Maasbracht, abt. 1966) is a Dutch head chef, known for her cooking in the Michelin starred restaurant Da Vinci. From 2009 till 2018, she was the only female head chef in the Netherlands holding two Michelin stars. Reuten descri ...

(born ca.1966 in Maasbracht) a Dutch head chef, holds two

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Lies Visschedijk Lies Visschedijk (born 14 January 1974) is a Dutch actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1997. Selected filmography References External links

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Sport

* Annemiek Derckx (born 1954 in Beegden) a Dutch sprint canoer, twice bronze medallist at the

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and

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

* Bas Peters (born 1976 in Heel) a Dutch mountain biker, competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Mark van Bommel Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel (born 22 April 1977) is a Dutch football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Belgian side Royal Antwerp. His FIFA World Cup profile describes him as "a tackli ...

(born 1977 in Maasbracht) a Dutch former footballer with 536 club caps.

Gallery

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References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2007 {{LimburgNL-geo-stub