Mook en Middelaar

Mook en Middelaar Mook en Middelar
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°45′09″N 5°52′54″E / 51.7525°N 5.88167°E / 51.7525; 5.88167
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Area(2006)
- Total	18.84 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
- Land	17.38 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
- Water	1.46 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Total	8,032
- Density	462/km2 (1,196.6/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Mook en Middelaar ( pronunciation (help·info)) (Limburgish: Mook en Middelar) is a municipality in the mid-eastern part of the Netherlands, at the northern tip of the province of Limburg. The municipality is located about 100 km. from provincial capital Maastricht. The Mookerheide ("Mook Heath"), situated on the border of Mook, saw in 1574 the Battle of Mookerheyde which was fought as part of the Eighty Years War.

Population centres

• Middelaar
• Molenhoek
• Mook
• Plasmolen

Gallery

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  Mook, former town hall

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  Mook, church

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  Mookerplas

Born in Mook en Middelaar

• Arjen Teeuwissen (*1971), Dutch equestrian
• Thijs Megens (1985)
• Bart Megens (1987)

External links

• Official Website

Coordinates: 51°45′09″N 5°52′54″E / 51.7525°N 5.88167°E / 51.7525; 5.88167