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Horst, Netherlands
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 river Meuse (in Dutch called Maas). Horst is known for its holiday parks. It is a popular destination for people looking for walks and cycling in nature. The village centre has plenty of cafes and restaurants and during summer season markets and other events are held regularly. Towns and the number of inhabitants on 1 January 2016 *America, 2.055 * Broekhuizen, 763 * Broekhuizenvorst, 1077 * Eversoort, 256 * Griendtsveen, 541 * Grubbenvorst, 4.799 *Hegelsom, 1.908 *Horst, 12.780 * Kronenberg, 1.152 *Lottum, 1.948 *Meerlo, 1.892 *Melderslo, 2.053 *Meterik, 1.471 *Sevenum, 6.546 * Swolgen, 1.230 *Tienray, 1.208 *Total, 41.679 (Updated from the 2016 Horst aan de Maas official website infographics data) Horst was a separate municipality until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hegelsom
Hegelsom (Limburgish: ''Haegelsem'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas Horst aan de Maas (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. In 2010 the municipalities Sevenum and part of Meerlo-Wanssum joined the municipality. ....''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. The village was first mentioned in 1424 as Heugelsem, and means "settlement of Hegel (person)". Hegelsom developed in the 19th century as a heath excavation village. Hegelsom was home to 280 people in 1840. Notable people * Raymond Knops (b. 1971), politician Gallery File:Sint Joriskapel, Hegelsom.jpg, St Joris chapel File:Hegelsom - Haan.jpg, A rooster statue on a roundabout References Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Horst aan de Maas {{LimburgNL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Limburg (Netherlands)
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Municipalities Of The Netherlands Disestablished In 2001
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special district (United States), special-purpose district. The English language, English word is derived from French language, French , which in turn derives from the Latin language, Latin , based on the word for social contract (), referring originally to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction (area), jurisdiction, from a sovereign state s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weeze Airport
Weeze Airport , less commonly known as ''Niederrhein Airport'', is a minor international airport in the Lower Rhine region of Germany. It is used by Ryanair. The airport is situated southwest of the municipality of Weeze () and northwest of Kevelaer, about southeast of the Dutch city of Nijmegen, and northwest of the German city of Duisburg. History Foundation and early years The airport uses the facilities of the former military airbase RAF Laarbruch, and began operating as a civilian airport in 2003. There is also a large fire department training facility on the airport grounds. Its IATA code is ''NRN'' because of its official name ''Flughafen Niederrhein''. The airport has had several different names in its history as a civilian airport. The operators originally wanted to name it after the city of Düsseldorf, but the significant distance of to that city, which already had two closer international airports (Düsseldorf Airport as well as Cologne Bonn Airport), result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst-Sevenum Railway Station
Horst-Sevenum is a railway station for Horst and Sevenum, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 October 1866 and is located on the Venlo–Eindhoven railway. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Train service The following services call at Horst-Sevenum: *2x per hour intercity services The Hague - Rotterdam - Breda - Eindhoven - Venlo Bus services Bus Service 60 stops at the station. This service serves both Horst and Sevenum. Taxi Bus services 64 and 65 also stop at this station. 64 to Griendtsveen via America The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... 65 to Panningen via Evertsoord. Service 69 also serves the station. Operating between Tienray and Horst-Sevenum station. This service operates via Horst. External linksNS websiteDutch Public T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tienray
Tienray () is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Horst aan de Maas, and is located about north of Venlo. Tienray is a site of pilgrimage dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes since the 15th century. In 1877, Tienray was officially permitted to use the title ''Klein Lourdes'' (Little Lourdes) by papal order. History The village was first mentioned between 1324 and 1364 as Tedenrade, meaning "forest cultivation of Tedo or Tiedo (person)". Tienray developed in the Middle Ages on newly cultivated land. It used to belong to the . In 1442, a Lady chapel was built in Tienray which became a site of pilgrimage. In 1580, the village became part of Spanish Guelders. In 1713, after the War of the Spanish Succession, it became part of Prussia. In 1794, Tienray was conquered by France, and became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815. In 1830, the area chose the side of Belgium during the Belgian Revolution, but was definitely award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevenum
Sevenum (; ) is a town in the province of Limburg in southeastern Netherlands. Until 2010, it was also the name of the municipality comprising the towns of Sevenum, Kronenberg and Evertsoord. Amusement park Toverland is located in Sevenum. Location Sevenum's neighbour towns are (clockwise, starting from East): Blerick, Venlo, Maasbree, Kronenberg, Grubbenvorst, Hegelsom, Horst, Grubbenvorst. Sevenum-town and Kronenberg are tangented by highway E34, provincial road N277 ( Middenpeelweg), and the railroad track Eindhoven-Venlo; Evertsoord lies on the edge of the Peel, a former peatland. Dialect Sevenum's dialect, "Zaerums", is transitional between Limburgish, North-Limburgish (see Low Rhenish), and Brabantian, which all have tentative borders within a larger dialect continuum A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of Variety (linguistics), language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are Mutual intelligibility, mutu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meterik
Meterik () is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas, bordering rich farmland to the north and a moor called De Peel to the west. Meterik is located along a brook, the Kabroekse beek, which provides fertile grazing lands. On 1 January 2019, Meterik had 1,627 inhabitants. Meterik is the ancestral home of astronomer Peter Jenniskens. The village is known as a haven for temporary workers for seasonal work in the agricultural sector. Currently, many of the workers are from Bulgaria and Romania. History Based on stone tools found, hunter gatherers of the Mesolithic (10,000-5,300 BC) frequented the heathlands that formed in Northern Limburg after the Weichselian glaciation. The oldest known permanent settlement dates from the Iron Age during the Celtic La Tène culture (450-50 BC). In 1983, parts of the grating and the cupola of a pottery oven were found along the St. Maartensweg in Schadijk and dated to about 500 BC. Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melderslo
Melderslo is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas. The village was first mentioned in the 15th century Meldersloe, and its name either means "forest of Madalhêr (person)" or "forest belonging to Meerlo". Melderslo was home to 301 people in 1840. On 26 May 1943, an Avro Lancaster was hit by Flak and crashed near Melderslo, killing five crew members. A monument is located at the crash site. Museum De Locht is a museum for products produced in the region. In 1993, it was extended with the National Asparagus and Champignon ''Agaricus bisporus'', commonly known as the cultivated mushroom, is a basidiomycete mushroom native to grasslands in Eurasia and North America. It is cultivated in more than 70 countries and is one of the most commonly and widely consumed m .... Gallery File:Bakkershuisje-1.jpg, Baker's hut at Museum de Locht File:Lancaster MK-III W-4998 100sqd vliegtuig monument..JPG, Lancaster crash memo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meerlo
Meerlo is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas. History The village was first mentioned in the 1180s as Mirlare. The village name is a combination of "forest pasture" and swamp. Meerlo developed in the Middle Ages along the Grote Molenbeek. In 1485, it became an independent parish. In 1648, it became part of Spanish Guelders. In 1713, it went to Prussia, and finally in 1815, it became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Meerlo Castle existed before 1230. It was destroyed in 1580, rebuilt in 1619, and burnt down in 1752. The count of Hatzfeldt ordered rebuilding of the farms on the castle ground which are now known as 't Kasteeltje (little castle). The Catholic John the Baptist Church is a three-aisled church with the tower at the side. It was built in 1934 and 1935 to replace the church from around 1500. In 1944, the tower was blown up and rebuilt in 1954. Meerlo was home to 520 people in 1840. It was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
