Maasgouw
Maasgouw is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on both banks of the river Meuse southwest of the city of Roermond. It was formed in a merger of the former municipalities of Heel, Maasbracht and Thorn on 1 January 2007.
The municipality contains a number of towns and villages:
Topography
[Image:Gem-Maasgouw-OpenTopo.jpg|475px|]''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Maasgouw, June 2015.''
Notable people
- Henk van Hoof a retired Dutch politician, lives in Ohé en Laak
- Jan Cober a Dutch conductor and clarinet player
- Guido Geelen a Dutch sculptor, furniture designer and ceramist
- Margo Reuten a Dutch head chef, holds two Michelin stars
- Lies Visschedijk a Dutch actress
Sport
- Annemiek Derckx a Dutch sprint canoer, twice bronze medallist at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics
- Bas Peters a Dutch mountain biker, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Mark van Bommel a Dutch former footballer with 536 club caps.