Meijel

History

The village was first mentioned in 1303 as "Iohannes et Henricus fratres dicti van der Vloet de Meyele". The etymology is uncertain. It might mean "middle of the forest". Meijel developed on a sandy ridge in the raised bog of the Peel. It became a free heerlijkheid (no fief). In 1716, it became part of the Austrian Upper Guelders. The Catholic St Nicolaas Church is a three-aisled church with a wide tower which was constructed from 1953 to 1955 to replace the church which was destroyed in 1944.

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,244
• European Stonechat

  Saxicola rubicola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  17,826
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  17,276
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  16,471
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  15,124
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  15,115
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,425
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  12,883

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2021-01-02
  5 km ENE of Eynatten, Belgium
• M 2.9 — 2018-05-25
  1 km S of Reppel, Belgium
• M 2.9 — 2013-01-20
  0 km WNW of Brachterbeek, Netherlands
• M 4.2 — 2011-09-08
  3 km ENE of Heijen, Netherlands
• M 4.1 — 2009-07-24
  2 km NW of Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
• M 3.2 — 2008-12-25
  6 km ESE of Rheinberg, Germany