Broekhuizenvorst is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Horst aan de Maas and lies 18 km north of Venlo. The village was first mentioned in 1294 or 1295 as "apud Vorste", and means "not fenced off forest near Broekhuizen".

Broekhuizen

Village

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Broekhuizen 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.

Megelsum

Hamlet

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Megelsum is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Osterbos.

Osterbos

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Horst aan de Maas Municipality, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.49706° or 51° 29′ 49″ north

Longitude

6.13754° or 6° 8′ 15″ east

Elevation

20 metres (66 feet)

Open location code

9F38F4WQ+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12512615590

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2749210

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