Heel (Dutch: [ɦeːl] ; Limburgish: Hael) is a village and former municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The village is located near the E25 motorway and the river Meuse.

Heel
Hael
St. Stephanus church
St. Stephanus church
Flag of Heel
Heel is located in Netherlands
Heel
Heel
Location in the Netherlands
Heel is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Heel
Heel
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°10′N 5°53′E / 51.167°N 5.883°E / 51.167; 5.883
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Maasgouw
Area
 • Total10.47 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total4,225
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6097[1]
Dialing code0475

History

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In pre-Roman times, this was the location of the Gallic town of Catualium.[3]

In 1821, the municipality of Pol en Panheel, covering the village of Panheel and the hamlet Pol, merged with Heel to form a municipality called Heel en Panheel.[4] In 1991, it was renamed simply Heel. On January 1, 2007, the municipality of Heel was merged into the municipality of Maasgouw.

Surrounding area

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Major cities in the surrounding areas are;

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6097AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ Willems, W.J.H. (1994). "Die villa rustica von Voerendaal (NL) und die ländliche Besiedlung". S.K. Palägy (Ed.),Forschungen und Ergebnisse. Internationale Tagung über römische Villen. 3 (May): 116–23. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  4. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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