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Lommel () is a municipality and city in the Belgian province of Limburg. Lying in the Kempen, it has about 34,000 inhabitants and is part of the arrondissement of Maaseik.

Key facts

Belgium municipality.name
Lommel
Belgium municipality.type
city
Belgium municipality.picture
Lommel - Sint-Pietersbandenkerk.jpg
Belgium municipality.picture legend
St. Peter in Chains Church
Belgium municipality.map
Lommel Limburg Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Lommel in Limburg
Belgium municipality.arms
Lommel wapen.svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Lommel vlag.svg
Belgium municipality.province
Limburg
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Maaseik
Belgium municipality.nis
72020
Belgium municipality.mayor
Bob Nijs (CD&V)
Belgium municipality.majority
CD&V, N-VA
Belgium municipality.postal codes
3920
Belgium municipality.telephone area
011
Belgium municipality.web
www.lommel.be

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Lommel
Demonym
Lommelaar
Population
34044
Area
102.37
Elevation
48
Official website
www.lommel.be
Image
Lommel - Sint-Pietersbandenkerk.jpg
Dialing code
011
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Commons category
Lommel
postal code
3920
native label
Lommel
annual number of weddings
141
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+32-11-39-97-99
P13200
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Contents
  • Language
  • Etymology
  • Demographic development
  • Politics
  • Structure
  • List of mayors of Lommel
  • Results municipal elections since 1976
  • Sporting events
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Lommel () is a municipality and city in the Belgian province of Limburg. Lying in the Kempen, it has about 34,000 inhabitants and is part of the arrondissement of Maaseik.

Besides the residential town, Lommel also has a number of nature reserves, such as the nature reserve De Watering, the Lommel Sahara, and numerous forests and heathlands. Lommel is the third shopping city in Belgian Limburg with a commercial and shopping center De Singel. Importantly, the silver sand that is mined here for the benefit of the glass industry. Some sand mining quarries are transformed into nature reserves and recreational areas, including Lommel Sahara.

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