Maasbracht

Town in Limburg, Netherlands

Maasbracht

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Maasbracht

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Maasbracht

Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands

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Coordinates: 51°09′N 5°53′E﻿ / ﻿51.150°N 5.883°E﻿ / 51.150; 5.883
Country| Netherlands
Province| Limburg
Municipality| Maasgouw
Area

[1]

• Total

| 10.80 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Elevation

[2]

| 25 m (82 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 7,050
• Density| 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

6051[1]

Dialing code| 0475

Maasbracht (Dutch: [maːzˈbrɑxt] ⓘ; Limburgish: Brach [ˈbʀɑx]) 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

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The village was first mentioned in 1265 as "de Bragth", and means "newly cultivated land near the river Maas."[3] Maasbracht developed along the river Maas in the Early Middle Ages. In 1294, it became part of Ambt Montfort. In 1716, it became part of the Dutch Republic.[4]

The Catholic St Gertrudis Church is a long church with double transept. The tower was built in the 14th century. It was severely damaged in 1944, and a new church was built between 1948 and 1949.[4]

Maasbracht was home to 305 people in 1840. In 1934, the Juliana Canal was dug as a bypass for the unnavigable parts of the Maas. The canal transformed Maasbracht in a main harbour and it started to industrialise. Maasbracht has the largest inland harbour of the Netherlands.[5]

It was an independent municipality until 2007 when it was merged into Maasgouw. It is the capital of the municipality of Maasgouw.[5]

## Notable people

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* Mark van Bommel (born 1977), football player[6]

## Gallery

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* Sculpture at the roundabout

* The village near Julianakanaal and the river Maas

* Harbour of Maasbracht

* View on Maasbracht

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6051AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
3. ^ "Maasbracht - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
4. ^ a b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Maasbracht (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
5. ^ a b "Maasbracht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
6. ^ "Mark van Bommel". World Football. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

## External links

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Populated places in the municipality of Maasgouw

Towns|

* Maasbracht
* Wessem

Villages|

* Beegden
* Brachterbeek [nl]
* Heel
* Linne
* Ohé en Laak
* Panheel
* Stevensweert
* Thorn

List of cities, towns and villages in Limburg (Netherlands)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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* Yale LUX

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