Horst

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Horst

Total population

12,895

Coordinates51.45°, 6.05°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Horst is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas. Although the municipality is named after the village, Horst itself is not called "aan de Maas", because it does not lie directly on the river Meuse.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Dirk Marcellis

Dutch association football player (born 1988)

Hub van Doorne

Dutch businessman (1900–1979)

P

Paul Verhaegh

Dutch association football player (born 1983)

R

Ron van den Beuken

Dutch DJ and record producer

Leopold Haffmans

politician (1826-1896)

M

Mart Minten

Dutch football player

Winfried Baijens

Dutch presenter / journalist

Willem Everts

Dutch priest, teacher and politician (1827-1900)

Raymond Knops

Dutch former politician

Twan Huys

Dutch journalist

R

Ruud van der Beele

Dutch painter

Renée van Wegberg

Dutch actor and singer

HJIM van Gasteren

Dutch multimedia and conceptual artist (born 1964)

W

Wim Jacobs

football player

S

Suzanne Freriks

Dutch volleyball player

Peter Jenniskens

Dutch astronomer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Limburg

• Meterik
  1.3 mi away · pop. 1,618
• Hegelsom
  1.3 mi away · pop. 1,933
• Melderslo
  1.5 mi away · pop. 2,123
• Castenray
  2.7 mi away · pop. 800
• Sevenum
  2.9 mi away · pop. 6,621
• Tienray
  3.4 mi away · pop. 1,232
• America
  3.4 mi away
• Kronenberg
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,146
• Swolgen
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,249
• Oirlo
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,220
• Meerlo
  4.3 mi away · pop. 1,892
• Lottum
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,943

Browse all places in Limburg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Horst

Wörterbuch südwestfälischer Mundarten

Horst Ludwigsen · 1997

Kurzkataloge der volkstumlichen Kult- und Andachtsstatten

Alois Döring · 1982

Mittelalterliche Handschriften der Kölner Dombibliothek

Harald Horst · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-10-02

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-30

Cauliflower Fungus

Sparassis crispa

Seen 2026-09-27

white campion

Silene latifolia

Seen 2026-09-24

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth

Parectopa robiniella

Seen 2026-09-24

Least Carpet

Idaea rusticata

Seen 2026-09-24

red deadnettle

Lamium purpureum

Seen 2026-09-23

Poplar Ladybird Beetle

Oenopia conglobata

Seen 2026-09-23

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers