Hesel

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Hesel
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hesel
Hesel (Germany)
Hesel
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Leer
Municipal assoc. Hesel
Mayor Heiko Müller (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 44.02 km² (17 sq mi)
Elevation 12-17 m
Population 4,193  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 95 /km² (247 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LER
Postal code 26835
Area codes 0 49 50
Website www.hesel.de
Location of Hesel in the Samtgemeinde Hesel
Location of Hesel in the Samtgemeinde Hesel

Coordinates: 53°18′00″N 7°36′00″E / 53.3, 7.6

Hesel is a municipality in Leer district. It is situated approx. 12 km (7 miles) northeast of Leer, and 25 km (16 miles) east of Emden.

Hesel is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hesel.