Peel en Maas

Peel en Maas (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeːl ɛ ˈmaːs]; Limburgish: Pieël en Maas) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, established on 1 January 2010.

The municipality is formed by the towns of Panningen, Helden, Kessel, Kessel-Eik, Maasbree, Baarlo, Beringe, Egchel, Grashoek, Koningslust, and Meijel.

Through history, the towns have been under Belgian, German, and eventually Dutch rule.

Each town has a strong local identity and there is a healthy rivalry during the annual carnival festivities.

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Peel en Maas, June 2015

Logo Peel en Maas municipality
Square in Panningen
The Keverberg Castle in Kessel
Johannes Eillebrecht, 1912