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Place details
- Locality
- Thorn
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 2,295
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Province
- Limburg
- Municipality
- Maasgouw
- Total
- 6.69 km (2.58 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 24 m (79 ft)
- Density
- 372/km (964/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 0475
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2463
- Area
- 6.68
- Image
- Hofstraat Thorn.jpg
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- Commons category
- Thorn (Netherlands)
- postal code
- 6017
- inception
- 1292-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2006-00-00
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Thorn ( Dutch: [tɔr(ə)n] ; Limburgish: Toear or Thoear) is a city in the municipality of Maasgouw, in the Dutch province of Limburg. It lies on the rivers Meuse and Witbeek. It is known as 'the white city' for its white-washed brick houses in the centre of town. It used to be part of the Imperial Abbey of Thorn.
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