Peel en Maas
Encyclopedia
Maas en Peel is a new municipality
since 1 January 2010 in the southeastern Netherlands
. It is situated in the province of Limburg
. The municipality is formed by the former municipalities Helden
, Kessel
, Maasbree
and Meijel
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
since 1 January 2010 in the southeastern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It is situated in the province of Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
. The municipality is formed by the former municipalities Helden
Helden
Helden is a former municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands in the province Limburg.-External links:*...
, Kessel
Kessel, Limburg
This is about a city in the Netherlands. For other uses, see Kessel .Kessel is a former municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality had 4,246 residents joined in the new municipality Peel en Maas . Kessel borders on the Helden Woods .By Kessel lie two nature areas:...
, Maasbree
Maasbree
Maasbree is a former municipality and a town in southeastern Netherlands. Until 1818, the municipality was just called "Bree".- History :In the Middle Ages Maasbree and Baarlo belonged to the duchy of Guelders. Around 1702, at the time of the War of the Spanish Succession Maasbree was occupied by...
and Meijel
Meijel
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