Roggel

Roggel () is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Leudal.

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Place details

Locality: Roggel
Region: Limburg
Country: Nederland
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Roggel
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Kerkroggel.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The
Settlement.image_shield: Roggel 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: Leudal
Settlement.elevation_m: 29
Settlement.area_total_km2: 16.04
Settlement.population_total: 4,295

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Roggel () is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Leudal.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1230 as Rogle. The etymology is unclear. Roggel developed along the Roggelse Beek. It used to part of the County of Horne. Later it became it part of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. In 1679, it became an independent heerlijkheid.

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