Beesel

Beesel
Bezel
Municipality

Wind mill in Beesel

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Beesel in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°17′N 6°2′E / 51.283°N 6.033°ECoordinates: 51°17′N 6°2′E / 51.283°N 6.033°E
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Petra Dassen-Housen (CDA)
Area[2]
 • Total 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
 • Land 28.14 km2 (10.86 sq mi)
 • Water 1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 25 m (82 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 13,545
 • Density 481/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 5953–5954
Area code 077
Website www.beesel.nl

Beesel ( pronunciation ) (Limburgish: Bezel) is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg in the southeastern Netherlands.

Population centres

Topography

Topographic map of the municipality of Beesel, 2013.

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]

Transportation

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester Dassen-Housen" [Mayor Dassen-Housen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Beesel. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5953AL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

External links

Peel en Maas
Meuse		 Venlo
Leudal / Meuse Brüggen (DE-NW)
   Beesel  
Roermond