Meijel

Meijel

flag	coat of arms
province	Limburg
local community	Peel en Maas
Area  - land  - water	2.8  km 2 2.78 km 2 0.02 km 2
Residents	5,130 (Jan 1, 2018)
Coordinates	51 ° 21 '  N , 5 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '  N , 5 ° 53'  E
Important traffic route
prefix	077
Postcodes	5721, 5758, 5768, 5981, 5985-5986, 6035, 6088-6089

Meijel ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a place and a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg . The population is around 5,130 (as of January 1, 2018). The place has an area of ​​2.8 km², of which 0.02 km² is covered with water. On January 1, 2010, Meijel merged with Helden , Kessel and Maasbree to form the new municipality of Peel en Maas .

In the 1930s, the Vossenberg Fortress was built nearby.

The Fietsallee cycle path on the North Canal runs through the village.

Meijel, church: Sint Nicolaaskerk

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Until the municipality was dissolved, the following distribution of seats had been made since 1982:

Political party	Seats
	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006
Fractie Werknemers Meijel	3	2	2	2	2	3	5
PvdA	-	-	2	2	2
CDA	-	5	5	5	3	2	3
VVD	-	-	-	-	2	5	2
Meijelse Volkspartij	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
Nééj Pertéej a b	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Lijst Van Dessel c	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Agrarian Fractie c	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lijst Van Bree	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
total	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

^aThe local party Nééj Pertéej went on in the municipal elections in 1990 as a PvdA faction.

^b In 1982 the party Nééj Pertéej ran as "Lijst Philipsen".

^cIn the municipal council elections in 1986, members of the Lijst Van Dessel and the Agrarian Fractie joined forces to form the CDA group.

Web links

Commons : Meijel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website about the development of the village (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on August 15, 2018 (Dutch)
2. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1982–2002 2006 , accessed on August 15, 2018 (Dutch)