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Grubbenvorst
Sign in to saveGrubbenvorst () is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas, about 6 km northwest of Venlo.
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- Locality
- Grubbenvorst
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 4,885
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Grubbenvorst
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Heilig Hartschool - Grubbenvorst - Kloosterstraat 71.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- School in Grubbenvorst
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Limburg
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Horst aan de Maas
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 24
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 14.11
- Settlement.population_total
- 4,790
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
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- Population
- 1136
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Grubbenvorst () is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas, about 6 km northwest of Venlo.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1207 as Vurste, and means "not fenced-off forest near Grubben Castle". Grubben has been added to distinguish from Broekhuizenvorst. Grubbenvorst developed on the Maas in the Early Middle Ages. It used to be part of the . In 1323, it became part of the Duchy of Guelders. In 1648, it became part of the Spanish Netherlands. In 1713, it belonged to Prussia, and finally in 1815, it became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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