High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paal (Limburgish: Poël) is a town and borough in the municipality of Beringen, in the Belgian Limburg Campine. Once known as Pael, the town has a long history.The town plays an important role in both the industry and tourism of Beringen. The town has a recreational area, the "Paalse Plas", with ponds, a sailing lake and a golf course.The annual Paal op Stelten music festival attracts 20,000 visitors to the town each August.