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Horst aan de Maas is the result of a merger of the former municipalities of Broekhuizen, Grubbenvorst and Horst (01-01-2001). The flag is the same as the old flag of the municipality of Horst, and is provisional.
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Broekhuizen is in north Limburg on the western bank of the Maas, opposite
Arcen, with which there is an eternal fight for the title of 'best brassband
(fanfare) of the Netherlands. It belonged to Prussia until the French
revolution, being a part of 'Opper Gelre'.
I suppose the checky vertical stripe on the flag symbolizes the Maas river.
Jarig Bakker, 23 November 1999
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Grubbenvorst is in north Limburg, just north of Venlo on the Maas river. This
municipality is well known because of the asparagus-growth and because of the
remnants of the castle of Grubbenvorst ('Het Gebroken Slot'), demolished in the
80-years war (1568-1648).
The flag is derived from the municipal CoA, which in turn was derived from CoA's
of powerful families there.
Jarig Bakker, 28 November 1999
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Horst is in north Limburg between Venlo and Nijmegen, with one of the world's
best kept secrets: here lies America! Well, that is one of the villages in that
municipality, an old peat-diggery. It forms part of the former marshy region of
'De Peel', which is now transformed in a major agricultural region. Some
heather-fields have remained there.
Before the flag was officially adopted it was used at special occasions. It was
derived from the municipal CoA, which was derived from 14th century family-CoAs.
Jarig Bakker, 3 December 1999
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