Paal (
Limburgish
Limburgish ( li, Limburgs or ; nl, Limburgs ; german: Limburgisch ; french: Limbourgeois ), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a West Germanic language spoken in the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg (Netherlands), L ...
: ''Poël'') is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
in the municipality of
Beringen, in the
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...
Limburg
Limburg or Limbourg may refer to:
Regions
* Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium
* Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands
* Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...
Campine
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. 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
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for Beringen and surroundings, is located in Paal.
Population timeline
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Sources: NIS and www.limburg.be, City Beringen. Note: 1806 to 2001 = census; 1976 = population at 31 December 2006 = population at 1 January
Gallery
File:Paalse plassen 25-03-2007 14-07-05.jpg, Paalse plas
File:Paal - Sint-Jan de Doperkerk.jpg, The Saint John the Baptist church in the town centre
References
External links
Official site
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Populated places in Limburg (Belgium)