Beesel
Municipality in Limburg, Netherlands
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Beesel (Dutch: [ˈbeːzəl] ⓘ; Limburgish: Bezel [ˈbeːzəl])[tone?] is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg in the southeastern Netherlands.
Beesel
Bezel | |
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Wind mill in Beesel | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Limburg | |
| Coordinates: 51°17′N 6°2′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Bob Vostermans |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 27.99 km2 (10.81 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 13,450 |
| • Density | 481/km2 (1,250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5953–5954 |
| Area code | 077 |
| Website | www |
Population centres
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.[5]
Transportation
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
Beesel, - panoramio
Ronckenstein
Heilig Hartklooster, Reuver
Nieuwenbroek
