Well, Limburg
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Well | |
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Village | |
 The old Well on the Maas. The church with early 17th-century parts was destroyed in WWII. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Well Location in the Netherlands  Well Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′29″N 6°05′19″E / 51.55806°N 6.08861°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Bergen, Limburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.50 km2 (11.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,480 |
| • Density | 87.0/km2 (225/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5855[1] |
| Dialing code | 0478 [3] |
Well (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛl]; Limburgish: Wel [ˈwæl]) is a village of about 2,500[4] residents in the municipality of Bergen in the province of Limburg in the southeastern part of the Netherlands. The town is located between Nijmegen and Venlo, it's east to the town of Venray. The village of Well can be reached via public transport by using bus line 83 or 81.
Kasteel Well
Nearby attractions include Thermaalbad Arcen, and The Maasduinen, situated close to the German border (Weeze municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia) and a medieval castle in Well itself, this castle is closed to the public.
Kasteel Well is where Emerson College's European Center is located, which attracts approximately eighty-five (predominantly American) students twice a year.
