Proud of the Maasheggen

People live, work and recreate in and around the Maasheggengebied. We all contribute to the beauty of the area in our own way. The area does not stand still and is developing rapidly. These people tell why they are proud of the Maasheggen.

Are you also proud of Maasheggen and would you like to tell us why? Send a message to info@maasheggenunesco.com.

'Patron' Piet Hopman

'The Maasheggen has its own beauty every season'

The Maasheggen region in Brabant has truly captured Piet Hopman’s heart. So much so (...)
Read more

Tastemakers Erik and Suuz Willems

'Pure products, with a touch of Maasheggen'

In the fertile Maasheggen, where people and nature have been working together for centuries, (...)
Read more

Flavorist John Hendriks

'Fruit syrup and jelly from Maasheggen as delicacies'

Groenz Fruit Park is a naturally and creatively landscaped fruit park in Sambeek. (...)
Read more

Tastemakers Janneke Bergholtz and Marloes Weerepas

'Herbs from the Maasheggen in more and more regional products'

In the Maasheggen, where nature shares its stories and the region its (...)
Read more

Flavor maker Luuk Geurts

'Artisanal fruit processing adds flavor'

Groenings Hofke is located in the heart of Groeningen. A dedicated team of three (...)
Read more

Flavorist Maarten Pillen

'Special flavors come together in Maasheggens syrup'

In Oeffelt, where the Meuse winds its way through the landscape and the (...)
Read more

Flavorist Cris Daniëls

'Bread as Maasheggenbrood is meant to be'

For Cris Daniels, the man behind Bakker Fijnebol, baking bread (...)
Read more

Flavoring Gradoen

A love of beer brewing and the Maasheggen is what drives Gradoen. (...)
Read more

Flavorist Rob Somers

'You taste the abundant biodiversity back in the Maasheggen honey'

Rob Somers, owner of De Moassense Berg Apiary, has a passion for bees (...)
Read more

Flavorist Sander Graat

In Boxmeer, home to Sander Graat, your topSlijter, there is a special (...)
Read more

Erik Willems (The Brembroeken)

'In The Maasheggen you don't have to queue bike'

Campground owner Erik Willems is filled with pride every time he sees his (...)
Read more

Jessica and Barry van Boekel

'Maasheggen deserves more prominent place in hiking country'

They head out three to four times a week. It’s wonderful to walk through (...)
Read more

Cuijk Brewing Brigade

'Our Maasheggen beer must retain special flavor'

Plants and herbs from the Maasheggen have long formed the basis for traditional (...)
Read more

René van Loon

'We must not take the soul out of this beautiful landscape'

Biologist René van Loon has been researching the (...) for more than twenty years
Read more

Monique Verheijen and Nico ter Woord

'Working and living in Maasheggen does people good'

At a beautiful organic farm, right in the heart of the Maasheggen region, is (...)
Read more

Coen van Raaij (in memoriam)

Coen van Raaij from Boxmeer, who passed away in January 2021, was a true (...)
Read more

Jaap Ceulemans

"The Maasheggen is a nice showpiece for the Land van Cuijk"

Jaap Ceulemans runs a sailing school, water sports company and group accommodation with (...)
Read more

Sarah Schendeler

Saint Agatha monastery: it's a unique place that we love to share

Sarah Schendeler works as an employee Public Services and Communication at (...)
Read more

Jan Stax

I prefer to visit Maasheggen at sunrise or sunset, as that is when the light is at its most beautiful

Jan Stax is an amateur photographer from Boxmeer. On his Instagram @janstax, he posts (...)
Read more

Guido Verdijck and Remi Tuijtelaars

The Maasheggen are the setting for the running race the Maasheggenloop which we organize every year

Proud of the Maasheggen with Guido Verdijck and Remi Tuijtelaars, organizers of the (...)
Read more

Lieke and Isabel of the Feather House

A rest stop at Maasheggen. we were up for that challenge

Lieke van Erp (23) and Isabel Widdershoven (24), managers at Het (...)
Read more

Tonnie Ebben

For us, it's just a working area where we enjoy working and living. I know the area like the back of my hand. I know all the trees, manage many hedges myself.

Tonnie Ebben from Groeningen is a potato farmer and owner of the “Van (...)” museum
Read more

Lars van Peij

The charm of the Bergjes in Vierlingsbeek is that you can still get lost there

Proud of the Maasheggen with Lars van Peij, Maasheggen project leader at (...)
Read more

Roelof van den Bosch

Living directly on the Meuse River is just wonderful to me. We always have enough food in the house for at least 2 weeks

Roelof van den Bosch, Sambeek, is lock keeper at the lock complex in Sambeek (...)
Read more

Antoine Achten

I'm walking here in my grandparents' backyard

Antoine Achten (50), owner of Bed & Breakfast - Meeting Room De Kemp in (...)
Read more

Marius Grutters

These hedges are hundreds of years old, we should cherish them

Marius Grutters (64) lives in Vierlingsbeek and is one of many nature and (...)
Read more

Erik Jansen

The Maasheggen area brings together everything that makes this region so special

"In the Maasheggen area everything comes together that makes this region so special (...)
Read more

Resi Jilisen

Hawthorn from the Maasheggen area, good for blood & heart

Resi Jilisen (46) lives in Maashees What do the Maasheggen mean to you? (...)
Read more

Gerald Willemsen

I love the combination of farmland, hedgerows and nature

Gerald Willemsen (48), Langenboom What does the Maasheggen region mean to you (...)
Read more

Ruth Bakkenes

In the coming years I want to weave more hedges

Ruth Bakkenes, (67, Boxmeer) “In the coming years, I want to plant even more hedgerows (...)
Read more

Eric Lamers

As an organic farmer, I feel like a fish out of water in this area

“As an organic farmer, I feel right at home in this area” (...)
Read more