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.
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]