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Lommel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɔməl]) 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.

Lommel
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Lommel Location in Belgium Location of Lommel in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°14′N 05°18′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

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 East Brabant, and not to the West Limburg 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.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1806 —     1816 —     1830 —     1846 2,486 —     1856 —     1866 3,009 —     1876 —

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1880 3,042 —     1890 3,252 +0.67% 1900 4,431 +3.14% 1910 7,022 +4.71% 1920 7,811 +1.07% 1930 9,666 +2.15% 1947 13,487 +1.98%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1961 17,923 +2.05% 1970 21,984 +2.30% 1981 25,412 +1.33% 1990 27,427 +0.85% 2000 30,433 +1.05% 2010 32,917 +0.79% 2015 33,852 +0.56%

Politics

Structure

The city of Lommel is located in the electoral district Neerpelt (which is identical to the county district Neerpelt) and the electoral district Hasselt Tongeren-Maaseik (same as the constituency Limburg).

Lommel		Supranational	National		Community	Region	Province	Arrondissement	County district	Canton	Municipality
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: Joannes Aerts, Catholic
• 1813 – 1847: William Karel Koek Court, Catholic
• 1847 – 1857: Jan Daels, Catholic
• 1857 – 1861: Jan Van Leemput, Catholic
• 1861 – 1863: Henry Alen, Catholic
• 1863 – 1872: Peter Slegers, Catholic
• 1872 – 1879: Peter Stevens, Catholic
• 1879 – 1885: Jan Alen, Catholic
• 1885 – 1890: Jan Vanden Boer, Catholic
• 1891 – 1904: Peter Senders, Catholic
• 1904 – 1921: François Van Ham, Catholic
• 1921 – 1923: John Bouly, Catholic
• 1924 – 1927: Peter Joosten, Catholic
• 1927 – 1941: Joseph Tournier, liberal Catholics
• 1941 – 1944: Peter Luykx, Flemish nationalist
• 1944 – 1945: Joseph Tournier, liberal Catholics
• 1945 – 1958: Henri Van Reempts, Catholic
• 1959 – 1979: René Verhoeven, Catholic
• 1979 – 1988: Staff Matthijs, Catholic
• 1989 – 2006: Louis Vanvelthoven, socialist
• 2007 – 2018: Peter Vanvelthoven, socialist
• 2019–present: Bob Nijs, 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]
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/VU&ID2	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
AGALEV1/Groen2	-		-		3,21	0	-		-		-		4,342	0
PVDA	-		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
• Louis Vanvelthoven, 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

External links

• Official website
• Website tourism Lommel
• Steven van Broeckhoven´s profile on efpt.net

На других языках

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[ru] Ломмел

Ломмел[1] (нидерл. и лимб. Lommel) — город в бельгийской провинции Лимбург, которая располагается на востоке северной части Бельгии — Фландрии.

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