Hegelsom | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Limburg |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Horst aan de Maas |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 26 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.47 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,965 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5963 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 077 |
Coordinates: | 51.44°N 6.0375°W |
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]