Broekhuizen, Limburg

Broekhuizen (51°29′N 6°10′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Horst aan de Maas, and lies about 14 km north of Venlo

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Broekhuizen
Coordinates: 51°29′7″N 6°9′48″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityHorst aan de Maas
Area
  Total5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
780

Broekhuizen was a separate municipality until 2001, when it was merged with Horst aan de Maas.[1]

The village exists at least since 1461. The castle of Broekhuizen was destroyed at the Battle of Broekhuizen in 1944.

In 2001, Broekhuizen had 601 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.15 km², and contained 236 residences.[2]

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.


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