Peel en Maas (; li, Pieël en Maas) has been a new

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 ...

in the southeastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

since 1 January 2010. It is situated in the province of

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 ...

. The municipality is formed by the towns of

Panningen Panningen (; li, Kepèl) is a Dutch town with a population of 7,618 inhabitants (2020) and is the biggest village of the municipality Peel en Maas. It is centrally located between the cities of Roermond, Weert and Venlo in the north of the Dutch ...

Helden Helden (; li, Helje) is a former municipality and a village in the southeastern Netherlands, located in the province of Limburg. In January 2010 Helden joined with other municipalities to form the new municipality of Peel en Maas. History The ...

, Kessel, Kessel-Eik,

Maasbree Maasbree (; li, Bree) is a former municipality and a town in southeastern Netherlands. Until 1818, the municipality was just called ''Bree'' in Dutch too. Population centres * Baarlo *Maasbree History In the Middle Ages Maasbree and Baarlo ...

, Baarlo, Beringe, Egchel, Grashoek, Koningslust, and

Meijel Meijel (; li, Méél) is a former municipality and a village in south-eastern Netherlands. History The village was first mentioned in 1303 as "Iohannes et Henricus fratres dicti van der Vloet de Meyele". The etymology is uncertain. It might me ...

. It has a population of more than 40.000 people from various backgrounds. The municipality has several facilities such as a high school, public library, swimming pool, and a well connected public bus transport system. Each town has its own characteristics. The municipality's official slogan is: "beleef de ruimte!" (experience the space!).

History

The towns are situated in the Dutch province of

. This province was part of the southern Catholic parts of the Low Lands. The towns used to be under Belgian, German, and eventually Dutch rule. Each town has a strong local identity and there is a healthy rivalry during the annual carnaval festivities.

Sightseeing

The municipality has several noteworthy places to visit. * To the right is the Maas river with a boulevard in the city of Kessel * To the south is the Musschenberg and the Weerdbeemden natural reserve. Along this path is a former Roman street where Roman coins have been found. * Castle the Keverberg (Kessel) * Sint Antonius Windmill (Kessel) * Castle the Berckt (Baarlo) Panningen plein

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Peel en Maas, June 2015''

Notable people

Johannes Eillebrecht Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

(1888 in Helden – 1954) a Greco-Roman wrestler, competed at the

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

and the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

Jan Hendrix Jan Hendrix (born 1949) is a Dutch people, Dutch-born artist who has lived and worked in Mexico since 1978. Hendrix received the Order of the Aztec Eagle from the Government of Mexico, Mexican government for his work in art and architecture. Life ...

(born 1949 in Maasbree) a Dutch-born artist, lives and works in Mexico * Leon Thijssen (born 1968 in Baarlo) a Dutch show jumper * Mustafa Amhaouch (born 1970 in Panningen) a Dutch politician *

Mark Verheijen Marcus Leonardus "Mark" Verheijen (born 14 August 1976 in Baarlo, Netherlands) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie). He was Vice-Chairman, Vice Chairman of that party from ...

(born 1976 in Baarlo) a Dutch former politician *

Martin Porter Martin F. Porter is the inventor of the Porter Stemmer, one of the most common algorithms for stemming English, and the Snowball programming framework. His 1980 paper "An algorithm for suffix stripping", proposing the stemming algorithm, has been ...

(born 1983 in Maasbree) a Dutch artist and songwriter *

Bert Selen Bert Jacobus Martinus Selen (born 30 August 1985) is a Dutch music producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter based in Los Angeles. His scoring work includes the primetime Internationally Syndicated TV show "Rules of Engagement",(S ...

(born 1985 in Kessel-Eik) music producer, TV/film composer, instrumentalist and songwriter IMDb Database
retrieved 24 August 2019 *

Jorrit Hendrix Jorrit Petrus Carolina Hendrix (born 6 February 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club Fortuna Düsseldorf. Club career PSV Hendrix started playing youth football at hometown club SV Pann ...

(born 1995 in Panningen) a Dutch footballer

References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2010