Beesel | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 100x67px |
Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Beesel in a municipal map of Limburg |
Coordinates: | 51.2833°N 8°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Limburg |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Governing Body: | Municipal council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Bob Vostermans |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 25 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 5953–5954 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 077 |
Beesel (pronounced as /nl/; li|Bezel pronounced as /li/) is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg in the southeastern Netherlands.
Topographic map of the municipality of Beesel, June 2015.
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 7382inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.53 km², and contained 706 residences.[3]