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.
The village was first mentioned in 1405 as Heynchen van Aygel. The etymology is unknown.
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.
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5987AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Egchel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Egchel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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