Meijel
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Meijel
| native_name = Méél
| native_name_lang = li
| settlement_type = Village and former municipality
| image_skyline = SintNicolaaskerk Meijel.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_flag = Flag of Meijel.svg
| image_shield = Meijel wapen.svg
| image_map =
| image_map1 =
| pushpin_map = Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Limburg
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Peel en Maas
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 5768AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 25 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 34
| elevation_min_m =
| elevation_max_m =
| area_total_km2 = 2.80
| established_title =
| established_date =
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=25 April 2022}}
| population_total = 5,120
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_demonym =
| population_note =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 077
| coordinates = {{coord|51|21|N|5|53|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}}
}}
Meijel ({{IPA|nl|ˈmɛi.əl|lang|149 Meijel.ogg}}; {{langx|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 mean "middle of the forest".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/meijel |title=Meijel - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=nl}} 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.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu08_01/sten009monu08_01_0096.php |title=Meijel |author=Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert| year=2003 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9623 6 |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The Catholic St Nicolaas Church is a three-aisled church with a wide tower which was constructed from 1953 to 1955 to replace the church which was destroyed in 1944.
Meijel was home to 996 inhabitants in 1840. It was severely damaged during World War II. Meijel was an independent municipality until 2010 when it was merged into Peel en Maas.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/meijel |title=Meijel |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=nl}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.meijel.nl/ Official website]
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{{Dutch municipality Peel en Maas}}
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Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2010
Category:Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Category:Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
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