Leudal
Encyclopedia
Leudal 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
.
The municipality contains the following population centres:
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 of Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
. It was formed on January 1, 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of Heythuysen
Heythuysen
Heythuysen is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Heythuysen was a separate municipality, including the villages of Baexem, Grathem, and Kelpen-Oler. Heythuysen is home of the famous Grand Café Tom Tom.-External links:*...
, Haelen
Haelen
Haelen is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Haelen was a separate municipality, including the villages of Buggenum, Horn, and Nunhem.-External links:*...
, Hunsel
Hunsel
Hunsel is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Hunsel was a separate municipality, covering also the villages of Ell, Haler, Ittervoort, and Neeritter-External links:*...
, and Roggel en Neer
Roggel en Neer
Roggel en Neer is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It covered the villages of Roggel, Neer, and Heibloem. Since January 1, 2007, the area has been a part of the new municipality of Leudal.-External links:*...
.
The municipality contains the following population centres:
- BaexemBaexemBaexem is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Leudal, and lies about 9 kilometres northwest of Roermond.In 2001, Baexem had 1961 inhabitants...
- Buggenum
- Ell
- GrathemGrathemGrathem is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Leudal, about 10 km west of Roermond.Grathem was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Heythuysen....
- HaelenHaelenHaelen is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Haelen was a separate municipality, including the villages of Buggenum, Horn, and Nunhem.-External links:*...
- Haler
- Heibloem
- HeythuysenHeythuysenHeythuysen is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Heythuysen was a separate municipality, including the villages of Baexem, Grathem, and Kelpen-Oler. Heythuysen is home of the famous Grand Café Tom Tom.-External links:*...
- Horn
- HunselHunselHunsel is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Hunsel was a separate municipality, covering also the villages of Ell, Haler, Ittervoort, and Neeritter-External links:*...
- IttervoortIttervoortIttervoort is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Leudal.Ittervoort was a separate municipality until 1942, when it was merged with Hunsel.-External links: Map of the former municipality in 1868....
- Kelpen-Oler
- NeerNeerNeer is a village in Limburg, Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Leudal, on the River Meuse about 8 km north of Roermond.Neer was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Roggel....
- NeeritterNeeritterNeeritter is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Leudal.Neeritter was a separate municipality until 1942, when it was merged with Hunsel.-External links: Map of the former municipality, around 1868....
- NunhemNunhemNunhem is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Leudal, 1 km north of Haelen.Nunhem was a separate municipality until 1942, when it was merged with Haelen....
- RoggelRoggelRoggel is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Leudal.The former municipality of Roggel merged in 1991 with Neer. The new municipality was initially named "Roggel", but changed its name in 1993 to Roggel en Neer...