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Beesel
Bezel
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Wind mill in Beesel
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Location in Limburg
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Limburg | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 28.14 km2 (10.86 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) | ||
| Population
(May 2014)
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| • Total | 13,545 | ||
| • Density | 481/km2 (1,250/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode |
5953–5954
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| Area code | 077 | ||
Beesel (Dutch: [ˈbeːzəl]; Limburgish: Bezel [ˈbeːzəl]) is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg in the southeastern Netherlands.
Population centres
- Beesel
- Offenbeek
- Reuver
Topography
Topographic map of the municipality of Beesel, June 2015.
The town of Beesel
The town of Beesel lies about 10 km north of Roermond. Although the municipality is named after this village, it is not the largest town in the municipality, and neither is the municipal hall located in Beesel.
In 2001, Beesel had 7382 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.53 km², and contained 706 residences.
Transportation
- Reuver railway station
Notable people
- Mark Jansen (born 1978 in Reuver) a Dutch guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, worked with the symphonic metal band After Forever
- Sander Gommans (born 1978 in Reuver) a Dutch musician with symphonic metal band After Forever
Gallery
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Beesel, - panoramio
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Ronckenstein
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Heilig Hartklooster, Reuver
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Nieuwenbroek
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