Roggel is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Limburg

Limburg (Netherlands)

Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...

. It is located in the municipality of Leudal

Leudal

Leudal is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It was formed on January 1, 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of Heythuysen, Haelen, Hunsel, and Roggel en Neer....

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The former municipality of Roggel merged in 1991 with Neer

Neer

Neer is a village in Limburg, Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Leudal, on the River Meuse about 8 km north of Roermond.Neer was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Roggel....

. The new municipality was initially named "Roggel", but changed its name in 1993 to Roggel en Neer

Roggel en Neer

Roggel en Neer is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It covered the villages of Roggel, Neer, and Heibloem. Since January 1, 2007, the area has been a part of the new municipality of Leudal.-External links:*...

. In 2007 Roggel en Neer became part of the new municipality of Leudal.

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Map of the former municipality, around 1868.