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Neerpelt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈneːrpɛlt] ⓘ; "Lower Pelt") is a town in Pelt and a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. In 2018, the municipality had a total population of 17,174. The total area is 42.78 km 2. [2] Effective 1 January 2019, Neerpelt and Overpelt were merged into the new municipality of Pelt.
Overpelt and Neerpelt will cease existence on 31 December 2018, and one day later, on 1 January 2019, Pelt is officially a new municipality in Limburg. The merged municipality will have an area of 83.63 km² and count more than 32.500 inhabitants.
From 1815, Overpelt became a municipality in the province of Limburg of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands; after the division of Limburg (1839) it became a municipality in Belgian Limburg. Apart from the working-class district in Overpelt-Fabriek, the municipality retained a distinctly rural character until the 1950s-60s.
Effective 1 January 2019, Neerpelt and Overpelt were merged into the new municipality of Pelt. The Sint Martinuskerk (church of Saint Martin)
Pelt. in Maaseik (Limburg) Contents: Municipality. The population development of Pelt as well as related information and services (weather, Wikipedia, Google, images).
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In January 2019, two Belgian municipalities, Neerpelt and Overpelt, decided to join forces and stories to give life to Pelt, a new municipality in the province of Limburg. This choice was confirmed by a local referendum where Pelt won with over 74% of the votes among the three proposed options.
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Neerpelt is a former municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg. On 1 January 2019, Neerpelt and Overpelt were merged into the new municipality of Pelt . In 2007, 16156 people lived there.
