Haler (formerly known as Haler-Uffelse) is a village in the
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
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province of
Limburg
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. It is a part of the municipality of
Leudal
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.
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The municipality con ...
and lies about 9 km southeast of
Weert
Weert (; li, Wieërt ) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands located in the western part of the province of Limburg. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.
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The village was first mentioned in 1244 as Harle, and is a combination of "sandy ridge" and "open forest". Haler was home to 290 people in 1840. In 1952, a church was built.
References
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Leudal
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