Hegelsom

Hegelsom
Village
Street view
Hegelsom Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Hegelsom Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°26′24″N 6°2′15″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Horst aan de Maas
Area [1]
• Total	6.47 km^2 (2.50 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,965
• Density	300/km^2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5963[1]
Dialing code	077

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

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

• Raymond Knops (b. 1971), politician

Gallery

• 
  St Joris chapel
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  A rooster statue on a roundabout

References

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