Leudal (

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 ...

: ''Leudaal'') is a municipality in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

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 ...

. It was formed on January 1, 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of

Heythuysen Heythuysen (; li, Heitse) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands. History It was first mentioned in 1383 as Heythusen, and means "houses on the heath". It was located on the road from Venlo to Antwerp, and between the Bevelandse beek and th ...

Haelen Haelen (; li, Hale) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands. History The village was first mentioned in 1224 as "Gregorio (de) Haele", and means "bend of the highland". Haelen developed along the Haelense Beek. It used to belong to the Coun ...

Hunsel Hunsel () is a village in the south-eastern Netherlands. History The village was first mentioned in 1400 as Hunsel. The etymology is unclear. Hunsel developed along the Uffelse beek. The Catholic St Jacobus de Meerdere is a single aisled churc ...

, and Roggel en Neer.

Population centres

The municipality contains the following population centres:

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Leudal, June 2015''

Notable people

Arnold II of Horne Arnold (or Arnoud) II of Horne (1339–1389) was the son of Willem IV of Horne and Elisabeth of Cleves. He was canon, provost, Bishop of Utrecht from 1371 to 1378, and Bishop of Liège from 1378 to 1389. After the death of bishop Jan van Virne ...

(1339 – 1389) Bishop of Utrecht 1371/1378 and Bishop of Liège 1378/1389 *

Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn Philip de Montmorency (ca. 1524 – 5 June 1568 in Brussels), also known as Count of Horn, ''Horne'', ''Hoorne'' or ''Hoorn'', was a victim of the Inquisition in the Spanish Netherlands. Biography De Montmorency was born as the eldest of four ch ...

(ca.1524 – 1568) a victim of the Inquisition in the

Spanish Netherlands Spanish Netherlands (Spanish: Países Bajos Españoles; Dutch: Spaanse Nederlanden; French: Pays-Bas espagnols; German: Spanische Niederlande.) (historically in Spanish: ''Flandes'', the name "Flanders" was used as a ''pars pro toto'') was the Ha ...

Floris of Montmorency Floris van Montmorency, baron of Montigny (?, 1528 - Simancas, 14 October 1570) was a noble and diplomat from the Spanish Netherlands. He was born as the son of Jozef van Montmorency, Count of Nevele and Anna van Egmont the Elder, and was the you ...

(ca.1528 - 1570) a noble and diplomat from the

* Wilhelmus Demarteau (1917 in Horn – 2012) Bishop in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjarmasin, Indonesia * Peter J. Peters (born 1957 in Hunsel) a professor of

nanobiology Nanobiotechnology, bionanotechnology, and nanobiology are terms that refer to the intersection of nanotechnology and biology. Given that the subject is one that has only emerged very recently, bionanotechnology and nanobiotechnology serve as bla ...

, works on

electron microscopy An electron microscope is a microscope that uses a beam of accelerated electrons as a source of illumination. As the wavelength of an electron can be up to 100,000 times shorter than that of visible light photons, electron microscopes have a hi ...

* Carool Kersten (born 1964 in Haelen) a historian of Islam, academic and author *

Stevie Ann Stevie Ann (born Anna Stephanie Struijk in Roggel, 24 June 1986) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Biography Stevie Ann was born as Anna Stephanie Struijk in Roggel, on 24 June 1986. She started making music at a very young age. From the first mo ...

(born 1986 in Roggel) a Dutch singer-songwriter

Sport

* Antonius Bouwens (1876 in Hunsel – 1963) a Dutch sports shooter, bronze medallist at the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

Peter van de Ven Peter van de Ven (born 8 January 1961) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Hunsel, Van de Ven spent the first half of his career in his home province of Limburg playing with Fortuna Sittard and Ro ...

(born 1961 in Hunsel) a former professional footballer with 417 club caps * Bart Brentjens (born 1968 in Haelen) a Dutch racing cyclist in mountain biking, gold medallist in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

and bronze medallist in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Edwin Linssen Edwin Jacobus Gerardus Maria Linssen (born 28 August 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Neeritter, Linssen played for VVV-Venlo, Helmond Sport, Roda JC, Fortuna Sittard and AEK Larnaca, bef ...

(born 1980 in Neeritter) a former professional footballer with over 450 club caps *

Bryan Linssen Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen (born 8 October 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds. He formerly played for Fortuna Sittard, MVV, VVV-Venlo, Heracles Almelo, FC Groningen, Vitess ...

(born 1990 in Neeritter) a Dutch professional footballer, with approaching 300 club caps

Gallery

File:Neer (2485904416).jpg, Neer File:Mariakapel, Bergstraat-Holstraat, Buggenum.jpg, Mariakapel, Bergstraat-Holstraat, Buggenum File:Sint Antoniuskapel, Mortel-Op de Bos, Roggel.jpg, Sint Antoniuskapel, Mortel-Op de Bos, Roggel File:Nunhem - Kerkstraat 11 Voormalig raadhuis.jpg, Nunhem - Kerkstraat 11, former townhall

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2007 {{LimburgNL-geo-stub