America, Netherlands

America is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Horst aan de Maas, and lies about 16 km northwest of Venlo. Its name gives rise to jokingly confusing remarks (but note that the name of the continent is spelled "Amerika" in Dutch). There are some well-known stories of people receiving mail a year overdue after the mail has travelled around the world .

In 2001, the town of America had 991 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.21 km², and contained 397 residences. Including the surrounding countryside, America had 2190 inhabitants as of 2006.

The most famous export product of the village America is probably the band Rowwen Hèze.

See also

• Amerika, Saxony

References

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