Paal, Belgium
Encyclopedia
Paal is a town
and borough
in the municipality of Beringen, in the Belgian
Limburg
Campine
. Once known as Pael, the town has a long history.
The town plays an important role in both the industry and tourism of Beringen. The town has a recreational area, the "Paalse Plas", with ponds, a sailing lake and a golf course.
The annual Paal op Stelten music festival attracts 20,000 visitors to the town each August.
The industrial area along the A13 motorway houses the facilities of a number of multinational companies.
The studio of Radio Benelux, the local radio station
for Beringen and surroundings, is located in Paal.
Sources: NIS and www.limburg.be, City Beringen. Note: 1806 to 2001 = census; 1976 = population at 31 December, 2006 = population at 1 January
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and borough
Deelgemeente
A deelgemeente is a subdivision of a gemeente in Belgium and the Netherlands.-Belgium:...
in the municipality of Beringen, in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Limburg
Limburg (Belgium)
Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
Campine
Campine
The Campine is a natural region situated chiefly in north-eastern Belgium and parts of the south-western Netherlands which once consisted mainly of extensive moors, tracts of sandy heath, and wetlands...
. Once known as Pael, the town has a long history.
The town plays an important role in both the industry and tourism of Beringen. The town has a recreational area, the "Paalse Plas", with ponds, a sailing lake and a golf course.
The annual Paal op Stelten music festival attracts 20,000 visitors to the town each August.
The industrial area along the A13 motorway houses the facilities of a number of multinational companies.
The studio of Radio Benelux, the local radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
for Beringen and surroundings, is located in Paal.
Population timeline
Sources: NIS and www.limburg.be, City Beringen. Note: 1806 to 2001 = census; 1976 = population at 31 December, 2006 = population at 1 January