Meeuwen-Gruitrode (; , ) is a former

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located in the Belgian province of Limburg. In 2021, Meeuwen-Gruitrode had a total population of 13,117. The total area is 91.31 km². The municipality consisted of the following sub-municipalities: , , , , and . It also includes the hamlets of Muisven, Ophoven, Zoetebeek, Koestraat, and Plokrooi. Effective 1 January 2019,

Opglabbeek Opglabbeek (; ) is a village, former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. In 2018, Opglabbeek had a total population of 10,332. The total area is 24.98 km2. The municipality consisted of the following communities: Opg ...

and Meeuwen-Gruitrode were

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into the new municipality of

Oudsbergen Oudsbergen (; ) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Opglabbeek and Meeuwen-Gruitrode. The merged municipality has an area of 116.24 km2 and a population ...

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* Oudsbergen Former municipalities of Limburg (Belgium) {{LimburgBE-geo-stub