Pelt is a municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg. It arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Neerpelt and Overpelt. After Neerpelt and Overpelt had previously agreed in principle to a merger, the new name of the municipality was announced on 4 November 2017 after a local referendum on the question.

Overpelt

Village

Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Overpelt is a town in the municipality of Pelt and a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. In 2018, the municipality of Overpelt had a total population of 15,478.

Neerpelt

Village

Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Neerpelt is a village.

Kolisbos

Type: Forest
Location: Pelt, Arrondissement of Maaseik, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.2009° or 51° 12′ 3″ north

Longitude

5.4812° or 5° 28′ 52″ east

Open location code

9F376F2J+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 97742460

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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