Hegelsom
Village in Limburg, Netherlands
51°26′24″N 6°2′15″E / 51.44000°N 6.03750°E / 51.44000; 6.03750[1]
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(2021)[1]
5963[1]
Hegelsom (Limburgish: Haegelsem) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1424 as Heugelsem, and means "settlement of Hegel (person)".[4] Hegelsom developed in the 19th century as a heath excavation village.[5] Hegelsom was home to 280 people in 1840.[6]
Notable people
- Raymond Knops (b. 1971), politician
Gallery
- St Joris chapel
- A rooster statue on a roundabout
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5963AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ "Hegelsom - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Hegelsom (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Hegelsom". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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Populated places in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas
- America
- Broekhuizen
- Broekhuizenvorst
- Evertsoord [nl]
- Griendtsveen [nl]
- Grubbenvorst
- Hegelsom
- Horst
- Kronenberg
- Lottum
- Meerlo
- Melderslo
- Meterik
- Sevenum
- Swolgen [nl]
- Tienray
List of cities, towns and villages in Limburg (Netherlands)
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