Lommel | |
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City andmunicipality | |
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 Location of Lommel in Limburg | |
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  Lommel Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates:51°14′N05°18′E / 51.233°N 5.300°E /51.233; 5.300 | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Limburg |
| Arrondissement | Maaseik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bob Nijs (CD&V) |
| • Governing parties | CD&V,N-VA |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.28 km2 (39.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 34,044 |
| • Density | 332.85/km2 (862.08/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3920 |
| NIS code | 72020 |
| Area codes | 011 |
| Website | www.lommel.be |
Lommel (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈlɔməl]) is amunicipality andcity[2] in theBelgian province ofLimburg. Lying in theKempen, it has about 34,000 inhabitants and is part of thearrondissement of Maaseik.
Besides the residential town, 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 centerDe Singel. Importantly, the silver sand that is mined here for the benefit of the glass industry. Somesand mining quarries are transformed into nature reserves and recreational areas, including Lommel Sahara.
The city of Lommel is in the watershed of the basins of theScheldt, andMeuse, and within these basinsNete Dommel respectively.
Tamar, amaternity home for pregnant girls and unmarried mothers and their children run by the Congregation of Kindsheid Jesu, is located in Lommel. Despite its religious mission to help young women, Tamar was notorious for numerous scandals, including forced adoptions, unwanted sterilizations, and abuse of the women placed in its care.[3]
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The dialect of Lommel is, despite its location in Limburg, part of theEast Brabantian, not theLimburgish dialects, reflecting the particular history of the city.
The name comes from Loemelo. Loem means moist, swampy and Lo is forest or woodland.[citation needed]
All historical data relating to the current municipality, including towns such as arose after the merger of January 1, 1977.
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The city of Lommel is located in thearrondissement of Maaseik and theLimburg parliamentary constituency (which coincides with theprovince ofLimburg).
| 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 | ||||||
| Partij | 10-10-1976[4] | 10-10-1982 | 9-10-1988 | 9-10-1994 | 8-10-2000 | 8-10-2006[5] | 14-10-2012[6] | |||||||
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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/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 | |||||||
Since 2017 theEuropean Open aSnooker ranking tournament of theWorld Snooker Tour took place in Lommel.
Lommel is home to the Belgian Motocross Grand Prix, part of theMotocross World Championship. The track at Lommel is among the most famous in the motocross world and is known for its deep and unforgiving sand surface. Notable motocross racers such asJeffrey Herlings andRyan Villopoto have said that Lommel is the most physically demanding motocross track to ride in the world, and many top European motocross riders live in or around the city to hone their skills at the track.
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