Lommel
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Lommel Location in Belgium
show Location of Lommel in Limburg | |
Coordinates: 51°14′N 05°18′E / 51.233°N 5.300°ECoordinates: 51°14′N 05°18′E / 51.233°N 5.300°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | Limburg |
Arrondissement | Maaseik |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bob Nijs |
• Governing party/ies | CD&V, NV-A |
Area | |
• Total | 102.37 km2 (39.53 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 34,044 |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 3920 |
Area codes | 011 |
Website | www.lommel.be |
Lommel is a municipality and a city in the Belgian province of Limburg. The Kempen city has about 34,000 inhabitants and is part of the electoral district and the judicial district Lommel Neerpelt.
Besides residential town of Lommel also has a number of nature reserves, such as the nature reserve De Watering, the Lommel Sahara, and numerous forests and heathlands. Lommel is the third shopping city in Belgian Limburg with a commercial and shopping center De Singel. Importantly, the silver sand that is mined here for the benefit of the glass industry. Some sand mining quarries are transformed into nature reserves and recreational areas, including Lommel Sahara.
The city of Lommel is the watershed of the basins of the Scheldt, and Meuse, and within these basins Nete Dommel respectively.
Language[]
The dialect of Lommel – the Lommel – is part of the , and not to the dialects, reflecting the particular history of the place.
Etymology[]
The name comes from Lommel Loemelo. Loem means moist, swampy and Lo is forest or woodland.
Demographic development[]
All historical data relating to the current municipality, including towns such as arose after the merger of January 1, 1977.
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Politics[]
Structure[]
The city of Lommel is located in the electoral district (which is identical to the ) and the (same as the constituency ).
Lommel | Supranational | National | Community | Region | Province | Arrondissement | County district | Canton | Municipality | ||
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Administration | Level | European Union | Belgium | Flanders | Limburg | Maaseik | Limburg | Lommel | |||
Executive | European commission | Federal Government | Flemish Government | Provincial Executive | Mayor | ||||||
Elected body | European Parliament | Chamber of Representatives | Flemish Parliament | Provincial Council | Municipal Council | ||||||
Electoral area | Dutch-speaking electoral college | Limburg | Limburg | Hasselt-Tongeren-Maaseik | Maaseik | Neerpelt | Neerpelt | Lommel | |||
Elections | Europe | Federal | Regional | Provincial | Municipal |
List of mayors of Lommel[]
- 1808 – 1813: , Catholic
- 1813 – 1847: , Catholic
- 1847 – 1857: , Catholic
- 1857 – 1861: , Catholic
- 1861 – 1863: , Catholic
- 1863 – 1872: , Catholic
- 1872 – 1879: , Catholic
- 1879 – 1885: , Catholic
- 1885 – 1890: , Catholic
- 1891 – 1904: , Catholic
- 1904 – 1921: , Catholic
- 1921 – 1923: , Catholic
- 1924 – 1927: , Catholic
- 1927 – 1941: , liberal Catholics
- 1941 – 1944: , Flemish nationalist
- 1944 – 1945: , liberal Catholics
- 1945 – 1958: , Catholic
- 1959 – 1979: , Catholic
- 1979 – 1988: , Catholic
- 1989 – 2006: , socialist
- 2007 – 2018: Peter Vanvelthoven, socialist
- 2019–present: , Catholic
Results municipal elections since 1976[]
Partij | 10-10-1976[2] | 10-10-1982 | 9-10-1988 | 9-10-1994 | 8-10-2000 | 8-10-2006[3] | 14-10-2012[4] | |||||||
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Stemmen / Zetels | % | 27 | % | 29 | % | 29 | % | 29 | % | 31 | % | 31 | % | 31 |
CVP1/CD&V2 | 49,181 | 14 | 38,031 | 13 | 33,221 | 11 | 26,791 | 9 | 25,241 | 9 | - | 19,682 | 7 | |
CD&V+N-VA | - | - | - | - | - | 28,55 | 9 | - | ||||||
VU1/2 | 9,721 | 2 | 10,961 | 3 | 9,081 | 2 | - | 3,732 | 0 | - | - | |||
N-VA | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17,20 | 6 | ||||||
PVV1/VLD2/VLD-VIVANT3/Open Vld4 | 9,561 | 2 | 6,551 | 1 | 11,561 | 3 | 13,182 | 3 | 12,692 | 4 | 10,903 | 3 | 9,294 | 2 |
SP | 31,55 | 9 | 37,57 | 12 | 39,51 | 13 | 46,21 | 16 | 47,75 | 17 | - | - | ||
sp.a-spirit | - | - | - | - | - | 42,44 | 15 | - | ||||||
Burgemeester | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40,33 | 15 | ||||||
- | - | 3,21 | 0 | - | - | - | 4,342 | 0 | ||||||
- | 4,55 | 0 | 3,44 | 0 | 4,11 | 0 | - | - | - | |||||
Vlaams Blok1/Vlaams Belang2 | - | - | - | - | 7,171 | 1 | 9,772 | 2 | 3,982 | 0 | ||||
LGB | - | 2,34 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
BOOS | - | - | - | 7,86 | 1 | - | - | - | ||||||
HOOP | - | - | - | 1,85 | 0 | - | - | - | ||||||
LEL | - | - | - | - | 3,42 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
AKTIEF | - | - | - | - | - | 8,33 | 2 | 5,19 | 1 | |||||
Totaal stemmen | 14873 | 16710 | 18306 | 19495 | 20598 | 20452 | 21465 | |||||||
Opkomst % | 97,07 | 95,9 | 95,32 | 95,71 | 93,70 | |||||||||
Blanco en ongeldig % | 3,68 | 4,84 | 4,23 | 4,41 | 3,71 | 4,2 | 2,47 |
Sport events[]
Since 2017 the European Open a Snooker ranking tournament of the World Snooker Tour took place in Lommel.
Notable people from Lommel[]
- Kevin Hulsmans, road bicycle racer
- Peter Luykx, federal representative
- Peter Maes, former soccer player, coach of Sporting Lokeren
- Roy Meeus (born 1989), professional footballer
- Wim Mennes, soccer player
- Pieter Mertens, road bicycle racer
- Steve Ramon, motocross world champion
- Kathleen Smet, athlete in triathlon
- Dirk Swartenbroekx, DJ Buscemi
- Johan Vansummeren, road bicycle racer
- Marcel Vanthilt, musician, TV presenter
- , honorary-mayor, former chairman of the Flemish Parliament
- Peter Vanvelthoven, mayor, former Belgian Minister for Employment and Informatisation
- Steven Van Broeckhoven, professional windsurfer, two-time champion on the European Freestyle Pro Tour
See also[]
- Lommel Proving Grounds – Lommel Proving Grounds
- Lommel German war cemetery – Located along N764, on the road from Lommel to Leopoldsdorp is the largest German military cemetery in Western Europe outside Germany itself. Established after World War II, the 16 ha cemetery holds 39,102 burials, mainly from World War II.
References[]
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Verkiezingsdatabase". fgov.be.
- ^ "Verkiezingen van 8 oktober 2006 – Resultaten". vlaanderenkiest.be.
- ^ "Startpagina – Lokale verkiezingen 2012". vlaanderenkiest.be.
External links[]
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