Ospel

Ospel

Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Population (1 January 2006)
• Total	4,054
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.nederweert.nl

Ospel is a village in The Netherlands. It is located in Limburg near Weert, lying between Nederweert and Meijel, close to National Park De Groote Peel. Ospel's population on 1 January 2006 was 4,054. Ospel has been settled in 1864 as a center for Bog harvesting.

Schooling

Ospel has a primary school. Ospel does not have a high school. Teenagers are required to attend schools in nearby cities, such as Weert, 8.50 kilometres (5.28 mi) from Ospel.

Nearby Cities

Eindhoven is the closest city with more than 100,000 citizens (207,005, Google Earth, January 2008) at 26.3 kilometres (16.3 mi).
Roermond is the closest city with more than 50,000 citizens (82,402, Google Earth, January 2008) at 22.8 kilometres (14.2 mi).
Weert is the closest city with more than 30,000 citizens (47,699, Google Earth, January 2008) at 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi).