Meeuwen-Gruitrode (; li, Miëve-Roj, ) is a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the

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province of

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. 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 (; li, Glabbek) 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 commun ...

and Meeuwen-Gruitrode were

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into the new municipality of

Oudsbergen Oudsbergen (; li, Audsberge ) 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 ...

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