Meijel

Meijel (; ) is a former municipality and a village in south-eastern Netherlands.

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Place details

Locality: Meijel
Region: Limburg
Country: Nederland
Population: 5,180
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Meijel
Settlement.native_name: Méél
Settlement.native_name_lang: li
Settlement.settlement_type: Village and former municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: SintNicolaaskerk Meijel.JPG
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Meijel.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Meijel wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limburg
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Peel en Maas
Settlement.elevation_m: 34

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Wikidata facts

Population: 5120
Area: 20.04
Image: SintNicolaaskerk Meijel.JPG

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Commons category: Meijel
postal code: 5768
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Meijel (; ) 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 mean "middle of the forest". Meijel developed on a sandy ridge in the raised bog of the Peel. It became a free heerlijkheid (no fief). In 1716, it became part of the Austrian Upper Guelders.

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