Molenhoek

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Molenhoek
Village
Molenhoekchurch.jpg
Coordinates: 51°45′58″N 5°52′26″E / 51.76611°N 5.87389°E / 51.76611; 5.87389
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg/Gelderland
MunicipalityMook en Middelaar/Heumen
Population
 (2005)
3,659

Molenhoek is a village with a population of 3,600[1] located in south-eastern Netherlands partially in the municipality of Mook en Middelaar in the province of Limburg and partially in the municipality of Heumen in the province of Gelderland. It is also the northernmost town of Limburg and thus its nickname is "De Poort van Limburg" (The Gate of Limburg).

Molenhoek lies on the Maas river (which originates in France as the Meuse (river)); the Maas-Waal Canal connects the Maas at Molenhoek to the Waal near Nijmegen.

In the Gelderland part of the village the former (later ) brewery is located.

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Coordinates: 51°45′57″N 5°52′20″E / 51.76583°N 5.87222°E / 51.76583; 5.87222

  1. ^ "CBS statline".


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