Photos • Location
Bart Brentjens, 1994
Leudal
Leudaal | |
|---|---|
 Water mill Friedesse in
Neer | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Limburg | |
| Coordinates: 51°15′N 5°54′E / 51.250°N 5.900°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Established | 1 January 2007 [1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Désirée Schmalschläger ( GroenLinks) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164.91 km2 (63.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 162.73 km2 (62.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.18 km2 (0.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)
[5] | |
| • Total | 36,045 |
| • Density | 222/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Postcode | Parts of 6000 range |
| Area code | 0475, 0495 |
| Website |
www |
Leudal ( Limburgish: Leudaal) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It was formed on January 1, 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of Heythuysen, Haelen, Hunsel, and Roggel en Neer.
Population centres
The municipality contains the following population centres:
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Leudal, June 2015
Notable people
- Arnold II of Horne (1339 – 1389) Bishop of Utrecht 1371/1378 and Bishop of Liège 1378/1389
- Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn (ca.1524 – 1568) a victim of the Inquisition in the Spanish Netherlands
- Floris of Montmorency (ca.1528 - 1570) a noble and diplomat from the Spanish Netherlands
- Wilhelmus Demarteau (1917 in Horn – 2012) Bishop in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
- Peter J. Peters (born 1957 in Hunsel) a professor of nanobiology, works on electron microscopy
- Carool Kersten (born 1964 in Haelen) a historian of Islam, academic and author
- Stevie Ann (born 1986 in Roggel) a Dutch singer-songwriter
Sport
- Antonius Bouwens (1876 in Hunsel – 1963) a Dutch sports shooter, bronze medallist at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Peter van de Ven (born 1961 in Hunsel) a former professional footballer with 417 club caps
- Bart Brentjens (born 1968 in Haelen) a Dutch racing cyclist in mountain biking, gold medallist in the 1996 Summer Olympics and bronze medallist in the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Edwin Linssen (born 1980 in Neeritter) a former professional footballer with over 450 club caps
- Bryan Linssen (born 1990 in Neeritter) a Dutch professional footballer, with approaching 300 club caps
Gallery
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Neer -
Mariakapel, Bergstraat-Holstraat, Buggenum -
Sint Antoniuskapel, Mortel-Op de Bos, Roggel -
Nunhem - Kerkstraat 11, former townhall
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References
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2007" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2007]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Leudal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6093HE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
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Media related to
Leudal at Wikimedia Commons - Official website
Places adjacent to Leudal | |
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Leudal
Leudaal | |
|---|---|
|
Water mill Friedesse in
Neer | |
|
Flag Coat of arms | |
|
Location in Limburg | |
| Coordinates: 51°15′N 5°54′E / 51.250°N 5.900°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Established | 1 January 2007 [1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Désirée Schmalschläger ( GroenLinks) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164.91 km2 (63.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 162.73 km2 (62.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.18 km2 (0.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)
[5] | |
| • Total | 36,045 |
| • Density | 222/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Postcode | Parts of 6000 range |
| Area code | 0475, 0495 |
| Website |
www |
Leudal ( Limburgish: Leudaal) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It was formed on January 1, 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of Heythuysen, Haelen, Hunsel, and Roggel en Neer.
Population centres
The municipality contains the following population centres:
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Leudal, June 2015
Notable people
- Arnold II of Horne (1339 – 1389) Bishop of Utrecht 1371/1378 and Bishop of Liège 1378/1389
- Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn (ca.1524 – 1568) a victim of the Inquisition in the Spanish Netherlands
- Floris of Montmorency (ca.1528 - 1570) a noble and diplomat from the Spanish Netherlands
- Wilhelmus Demarteau (1917 in Horn – 2012) Bishop in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
- Peter J. Peters (born 1957 in Hunsel) a professor of nanobiology, works on electron microscopy
- Carool Kersten (born 1964 in Haelen) a historian of Islam, academic and author
- Stevie Ann (born 1986 in Roggel) a Dutch singer-songwriter
Sport
- Antonius Bouwens (1876 in Hunsel – 1963) a Dutch sports shooter, bronze medallist at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Peter van de Ven (born 1961 in Hunsel) a former professional footballer with 417 club caps
- Bart Brentjens (born 1968 in Haelen) a Dutch racing cyclist in mountain biking, gold medallist in the 1996 Summer Olympics and bronze medallist in the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Edwin Linssen (born 1980 in Neeritter) a former professional footballer with over 450 club caps
- Bryan Linssen (born 1990 in Neeritter) a Dutch professional footballer, with approaching 300 club caps
Gallery
-
Neer
-
Mariakapel, Bergstraat-Holstraat, Buggenum
-
Sint Antoniuskapel, Mortel-Op de Bos, Roggel
-
Nunhem - Kerkstraat 11, former townhall
References
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2007" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2007]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Leudal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6093HE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
-
Media related to
Leudal at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
Places adjacent to Leudal | |
|---|---|
|
| This Dutch Limburg location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |