The village was first mentioned in 1266 as Meerle, and means "open forest near a lake/pond". The Thorn Abbey used to have many possessions in Meerle, and the village originally belonged to the Land of Breda. During the 14th century, the possessions were gradually transferred to the Lord of Hoogstraten. After the French Revolution, Meerle became an independent municipality. The village was mainly an agricultural village with an emphasis on livestock. During the 20th century, it increasingly became a residential town.[2] Meerle was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Hoogstraten.[3]
Galleryedit
Manor house Sint-Jorisburg
St Salvator Church
House in Meerle
Miller's house
Referencesedit
^ abc"Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 13014D". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^"Meerle". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^"Hoogstraten". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External linksedit
Media related to Meerle at Wikimedia Commons
(in Dutch) Official website of Hoogstraten
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meerle, village, belgian, municipality, hoogstraten, province, antwerp, 2021, about, inhabitants, villageformer, town, hall, clergy, houselocation, belgiumcoordinates, 4733, 8036, 4733, 8036country, belgiumregionflemish, regionprovinceantwerpmunicipalityhoogst. Meerle is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten in the province of Antwerp As of 2021 it has about 3 871 inhabitants 1 MeerleVillageFormer town hall and clergy houseMeerleLocation in BelgiumCoordinates 51 28 24 N 4 48 13 E 51 4733 N 4 8036 E 51 4733 4 8036Country BelgiumRegionFlemish RegionProvinceAntwerpMunicipalityHoogstratenArea 1 Total24 66 km2 9 52 sq mi Population 2021 1 Total3 671 Density150 km2 390 sq mi Time zoneCET Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe village was first mentioned in 1266 as Meerle and means open forest near a lake pond The Thorn Abbey used to have many possessions in Meerle and the village originally belonged to the Land of Breda During the 14th century the possessions were gradually transferred to the Lord of Hoogstraten After the French Revolution Meerle became an independent municipality The village was mainly an agricultural village with an emphasis on livestock During the 20th century it increasingly became a residential town 2 Meerle was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Hoogstraten 3 Gallery edit nbsp Manor house Sint Jorisburg nbsp St Salvator Church nbsp House in Meerle nbsp Miller s houseReferences edit a b c Bevolking per statistische sector Sector 13014D Statistics Belgium Retrieved 9 May 2022 Meerle Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed in Dutch Retrieved 9 May 2022 Hoogstraten Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed in Dutch Retrieved 9 May 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to Meerle at Wikimedia Commons in Dutch Official website of Hoogstraten nbsp This Antwerp Province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meerle amp oldid 1092519065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
