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Roggel
Roggel () is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Leudal. History The village was first mentioned in 1230 as Rogle. The etymology is unclear. Roggel developed along the Roggelse Beek. It used to part of the County of Horne. Later it became it part of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. In 1679, it became an independent ''heerlijkheid''. The Catholic St Peter Church is a three aisled church which was built in 1477 to replace the 13th century chapel. The latest extension was in 1929. In 1944, the tower was partially blown up and rebuilt in 1946. Rogger was home to 281 people in 1840. The grist mill Sint-Pieter was built in 1901. After 1953, the mill went out of service. It was sold to the municipality in 1969, and restored in 1976. The wind mill is often in service. The former municipality of Roggel merged in 1991 with Neer. The new municipality was initially named "Roggel", but changed its name to Rogge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roggel En Neer
Roggel en Neer () is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It covered the villages of Roggel, Neer, and Heibloem. Since January 1, 2007, the area has been a part of the new municipality of Leudal. Roggel en Neer is the renaming of the municipality of Roggel Roggel () is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Leudal. History The village was first mentioned in 1230 as Rogle. The etymology is unclear. Roggel developed along ... in 1993. {{coord, 51, 15, 48, N, 5, 55, 23, E, region:NL-LI_type:city(8428)_source:dewiki, display=title Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1993 Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2007 Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Leudal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leudal
Leudal () is a municipality in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It was formed on 1 January 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of Heythuysen, Haelen, Hunsel, 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 (1339 – 1389) Bishop of Utrecht 1371/1378 and Bishop of Liège 1378/1389 * Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn (ca.1524 – 1568) a victim of the Inquisition in the Spanish Netherlands * Floris of Montmorency (ca.1528 - 1570) a noble and diplomat from the Spanish Netherlands * 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, works on electron microscopy * Carool Kersten (born 1964 in Haelen) a historian of Islam, academic and author * Stevie An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
