Maasbree
Maasbree (Dutch: [maːzˈbreː] ⓘ; Limburgish: Bree) is a former municipality and a town in southeastern Netherlands. Until 1818, the municipality was just called Bree in Dutch too.[3]
Maasbree
Bree | |
|---|---|
Town and former municipality | |
 Horn Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Maasbree Location in the Netherlands  Maasbree Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°21′N 6°03′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Peel en Maas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.36 km2 (12.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,625 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5993[1] |
| Dialing code | 077 |
Population centres
- Baarlo
- Maasbree
History
In the Middle Ages Maasbree and Baarlo belonged to the duchy of Guelders. Around 1702, at the time of the War of the Spanish Succession Maasbree was occupied by Prussia and remained Prussian until 1814. In 1815 Maasbree became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Maasbree used to be a fiefdom with a castle called Huis Bree, which has meanwhile disappeared.
The punk rock group Sex Pistols performed at Maf Centrum on 11 December 1977, as part of their Dutch Tour. This would be the last date of the tour, as the final 2 dates in Winschoten and Rotterdam were cancelled.
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 5993AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
