Beesel
Beesel (pronunciation ) (Limburgish: Bezel) 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 | |
![]() Location in Limburg | |
Coordinates: 51°17′N 6°2′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Petra Dassen-Housen (CDA) |
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 2019)[4] | |
• Total | 13,519 |
• Density | 483/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
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 1725 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.53 km², and contained 706 residences.[5]
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Reuver Station
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
References
- "Burgemeester Dassen-Housen" [Mayor Dassen-Housen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Beesel. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Postcodetool for 5953AL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
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