Meerlo is a village in the

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province of

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. It is located in the municipality of

Horst aan de Maas Horst aan de Maas (; li, Haors aan de Maos ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. In 2010 the municipalities Sevenum and part of Meerlo-Wanssum joined the municipality. Population centres America, Bro ...

History

The village was first mentioned in the 1180s as Mirlare, and is combination of "forest pasture" and swamp. Meerlo developed in the Middle Ages along the Grote Molenbeek. In 1485, it became an independent parish. In 1648, it became part of

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. In 1713, it went to

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, and finally in 1815, it became part of the

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. The Meerlo Castle existed before 1230. It was destroyed in 1580, rebuilt in 1619, and burnt down in 1752. The count of Hatzfeldt order to rebuilding of the farms on the castle ground which are now known as 't Kasteeltje (little castle). The Catholic John the Baptist Church is a three aisled church with the tower at the side. It was built between 1934 and 1935 to replace the church from around 1500. In 1944, the tower was blown up and rebuilt in 1954. Meerlo was home to 520 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality until 1969. It was the seat of the former municipality

Meerlo-Wanssum Meerlo-Wanssum (; li, Mieëldere-Wânsem) was a municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands. The municipality ceased to exist as of January 2010. Population centres * Blitterswijck, now part of municipality: Venray *Geijsteren, now part of muni ...

until 2010 when it was merged into

Gallery

File:Huize Meerlo.jpg, Villa in Meerlo File:VOORHEENHUIZEHOOGERS.JPG, House in Meerlo File:Pacha Mamma.JPG, Farm in Meerlo File:Kasteelke Meerlo1.jpg, Farm 't Kasteelke

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Horst aan de Maas