Horn (; ) is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Leudal Leudal () is a municipality in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It was formed on 1 January 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of Heythuysen, Haelen, Hunsel, and Roggel en Neer. Population centres The munici ...

, and lies about 5 km northwest of

Roermond Roermond (; or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received City rights i ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1102 as "Engelbertus de Hurne", and means "corner". Horn developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Maas. In 1102, a '' Heer'' of Horn existed. In 1450, it became the capital of the County of Horn. In 1614, Horn became part of the

Prince-Bishopric of Liège The Prince-Bishopric of Liège or Principality of Liège was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire that was situated for the most part in present-day Belgium. It was an Imperial Estate, so the bishop of Liège, as ...

. In 1839, it became part of the

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. Horn Castle is located on an artificially enlarged hill surrounded by a dry moat. In the 13th century an irregular square

motte-and-bailey castle A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy ...

with four corner towers was built, probably on the site of an earlier castle. In the 15th century, the castle was enlarged. Two corner towers were demolished and a new tower was built above the gate. In 1615, it was damaged by war. During the 18th century, the castle started to deteriorate and was used as a farm. In 1798, it was restored and extended. It was lightly damaged by war in 1945, and the living quarters suffered a fire in 1948. Between 1954 and 1957, the castle was restored by , an architect. The Catholic St Martinus Church is a three aisled church with detached tower. It was built between 1936 and 1937 to replace the church of 1838. The tower was blown up in 1944, and rebuilt shortly after. Horn was home to 797 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with

Haelen Haelen (; ) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands. History The village was first mentioned in 1224 as "Gregorio (de) Haele", and means "bend of the highland". Haelen developed along the Haelense Beek. It used to belong to the County of Hor ...

. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of

Notable people

* Leo Beulen (1960) Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army *

Wilhelmus Demarteau Wilhelmus Demarteau, M.S.F. (24 January 1917 – 5 December 2012) was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was one of the oldest Roman Catholic bishops and Dutch bishops. Demarteau was born in Horn, Netherlands Horn (; ) is a villa ...

(1917–2012) Bishop emeritus of Diocese of Banjarmasin *

Maurice Graef Maurice Graef (born 22 August 1969 in Horn, Limburg) is a retired football striker from the Netherlands. He made his professional debut in the 1988-1989 season for VVV-Venlo and ended up playing for Roda JC, NEC Nijmegen before ultimately retur ...

(1969) footballer * Teunkie van der Sluijs (1981) theatre director *

Steve Wijler Steve Wijler (born 19 September 1996) is a Dutch Archery, archer competing in men's Recurve bow, recurve events. He won the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event at the 2017 World Archery Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico. In ...

(1996) archer

Gallery

File:Horn, beltmolen de Hoop RM22632 IMG 6605 2020-07-19 09.54.jpg, Horn, windmill: molen de Hoop File:Exterieur Raadhuisplein (1935) - Horn - 20117199 - RCE.jpg, St Martinus Church (1967) File:T.T Hoeve Posthuisweg Horn (2).JPG, Farm in Horn

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Leudal