Molsberg () is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

in the southeastern

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. It is located close to the village of

Simpelveld Simpelveld (; ) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit Parkstad Limburg. Simpelveld is part of the ''Mergelland'', named after the presence of chalk (mergel), hill country popu ...

in the municipality of

, Limburg, about 20 km east of

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. The village has a population of 300 people after it was expanded with 54 new houses in 2004. The name Molsberg refers to the hill (berg) it is built on and to the Mols family. Molsberg is also the name of the hill the village is built on. This hill goes up to 212m with an average incline of 4% and is part of the

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. The farm located at Molsberg 96 dates from 1732 and has been designated a

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.Molsberg 96
on the Dutch monument register File:Molsberger voetpad 't Kempke, Molsberg, Simpelveld.JPG, Pedestrian road'' 't Kempke'' File:Simpelveld-Molsberg 96 (1).JPG, Molsberg 96

References

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