Southern Netherlands
Limburg
Horst aan de Maas Municipality

Broekhuizenvorst

Broekhuizenvorst is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of and lies 18 km north of . The village was first mentioned in 1294 or 1295 as "apud Vorste", and means "not fenced off forest near ".
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  • Type: Village with 1,050 residents
  • Description: village in Horst aan de Maas, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Broekhuizervorst”
  • Postal code: 5871

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heilige Naam Jezuskerk and Sint-Nicolaaskerk.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Chapel
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is a chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broekhuizen and Arcen.

Village
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is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 14 km north of .

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is a village in the . Administratively, it's a part of nearby , but this small place really is a destination in its own right.

Village
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is a village in the Dutch province of . It is located in the municipality of . is situated 4 km south of Broekhuizenvorst.

Broekhuizenvorst

Latitude
51.49584° or 51° 29′ 45″ north
Longitude
6.15664° or 6° 9′ 24″ east
Population
1,050
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL BRH
Open location code
9F38F5W4+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 42794909
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2758260
Wiki­data ID
Q1989355
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Broekhuizenvorst” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Broekhuizenvorst”
  • Bulgarian: “Броекхуизенворст”
  • Catalan: “Broekhuizenvorst”
  • Cebuano: “Broekhuizenvorst”
  • Chinese: “Broekhuizenvorst”
  • Dutch: “Broekhuizenvorst”
  • French: “Broekhuizenvorst”
  • German: “Broekhuyservorst”
  • Irish: “Broekhuizenvorst”
  • Limburgan: “Vaors”
  • Luxembourgish: “Broekhuizenvorst”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Broekhuizenvorst”
  • Persian: “بروک‌هایزن‌فورست”
  • Russian: “Брукхёйзенворст”
  • Ukrainian: “Брукгейзенворст”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as De Heide and Osterbos.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vorster Parc and De Schakel.

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