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  Hegelsom Location in the Netherlands  Hegelsom Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′24″N 6°2′15″E / 51.44000°N 6.03750°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Horst aan de Maas |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,965 |
| • Density | 304/km2 (787/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5963[1] |
| Dialing code | 077 |
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
[edit]- Raymond Knops (b. 1971), politician
Gallery
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St Joris chapel
A rooster statue on a roundabout
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "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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