Roggel Explained

Roggel
Settlement Type:Village
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:Leudal
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:29
Area Total Km2:16.04
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:4,295
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6088
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0475
Blank Name Sec1:Transport
Blank1 Name Sec1:Major roads
Blank1 Info Sec1:N279

Roggel (Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Rogkel) 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.[3] 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.[4]

The Catholic St Peter Church is a three aisled church which was built in 1477 to replace the 13th century chapel. The latest extension was in 1929. In 1944, the tower was partially blown up and rebuilt in 1946.[4]

Rogger was home to 281 people in 1840.[5] The grist mill Sint-Pieter was built in 1901. After 1953, the mill went out of service. It was sold to the municipality in 1969, and restored in 1976. The wind mill is often in service.[6]

The former municipality of Roggel merged in 1991 with Neer. The new municipality was initially named "Roggel", but changed its name to Roggel en Neer in 1993. In 2007 Roggel en Neer became part of the new municipality of Leudal.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6088AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 24 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 24 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Roggel - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 24 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Roggel . Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9623 6 . 24 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Roggel . Plaatsengids . 24 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Sint-Petrus . Molen database . 24 April 2022 . nl.