Egchel

Egchel is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Peel en Maas, and lies about 14 km north of Roermond.

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Egchel
Village
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Coordinates: 51°18′50″N 5°58′14″E / 51.31389°N 5.97056°E / 51.31389; 5.97056
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Peel en Maas
Area [1]
• Total	5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	34 m (112 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,250
• Density	221/km2 (573/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5987[1]
Dialing code	077
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The village was first mentioned in 1405 as Heynchen van Aygel. The etymology is unknown.^[3]

Egchel was home to 195 people in 1840. The Catholic St Jacobus de Meerdere Church was built in 1948. The population was 1,250 in 2021.^[4]

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5987AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
3. ^ "Egchel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
4. ^ "Egchel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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