Maaskantje is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province North Brabant

North Brabant

North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

. The village is part of the municipality Sint-Michielsgestel

Sint-Michielsgestel

Sint-Michielsgestel is a municipality and a town in the southern part of the Netherlands.Sint-Michielsgestel is located directly south of 's-Hertogenbosch, the capital of North Brabant province. Its name refers to archangel St...

, south east of 's-Hertogenbosch.

The village has about 1600 inhabitants. Maaskantje is linked together with the village Den Dungen

Den Dungen

Den Dungen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel next to the village Maaskantje.Den Dungen was a separate municipality until 1996, when it was merged with Sint-Michielsgestel....

. Before 1996 Maaskantje wasn't part of the municipality Den Dungen but part of Sint-Michielsgestel. In 1996 Den Dungen also became part of Sint-Michielsgestel

The village has attracted much visitors since the Comedy Central

Comedy Central Netherlands

Comedy Central Netherlands is a Dutch speaking television channel equivalent to Comedy Central. The channel is available on cable, digital terrestrial and satellite operators in the Netherlands. It broadcasts many imports as well as original programming...

 sketch show New Kids

New Kids

New Kids is a Dutch comedy sketch show about a group of anti social youths from Maaskantje.The show was first shown on Flabber.nl, a Dutch weblog. Later it was picked up by 101 TV and Comedy Central...

 is situated there. All the signs of the village were stolen

Street sign theft

Street sign theft occurs when street signs are stolen, often to be used as decorations, but also sometimes to avoid obeying the law by claiming later the sign was not there. Although the theft often seems arbitrary, signs that are unusual or amusing tend to be stolen more frequently...

by New Kids fans and the municipality decided not to replace them.