Hegelsom

Hegelsom

Hegelsom

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

Hegelsom (Limburgish: Haegelsem) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas.[3]

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The village was first mentioned in 1424 as Heugelsem, and means "settlement of Hegel (person)".[4] Hegelsom developed in the 19th century as a heath excavation village.[5] Hegelsom was home to 280 people in 1840.[6]

Notable people

  • St Joris chapel
  • Rooster on a roundabout statue

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 5963AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. [4]
    "Hegelsom - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Hegelsom (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Hegelsom". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.


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