Kessel, Limburg

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Kessel, Limburg
Kessel, Limburg (Netherlands)
Kessel, Limburg
Kessel, Limburg
Location within the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°17′N 6°03′E / 51.283, 6.05
Country Kingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent country Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Province Limburg
Area
 - Total 22.11 km² (8.5 sq mi)
 - Land 21.11 km² (8.2 sq mi)
 - Water 1.00 km² (0.4 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 4,218
 - Density 200/km² (518/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.kessellimburg.nl/

Kessel (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality had 4,246 residents (as of July 1, 2006). Kessel borders on the Helden Woods (Heldense Bossen).

By Kessel lie two nature areas: Eikelenpeel and Musschenberg.

[edit] Population centres

Broek, Dijk, Donk, Heide, Hout, Kessel-Eik, Kruisberg, Oijen, Spurkt, Veers.

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