Heel, Netherlands

(Dutch) Heel
(Limburgish) Hael
Village

St. Stephanus church

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Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Maasgouw
Population (1 January 2015)
  Total 4,474
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Heel ( pronunciation ) is a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It has been a part of the municipality of Maasgouw since January 1, 2007. Before, it was a separate municipality covering Heel, Panheel, Beegden and Wessem. Before 1991, the official name of the municipality was Heel en Panheel. In pre-Roman times, this was the location of the Gallic town of Catualium.[1]

The town is located near the E25 motorway and the river Meuse.

Major cities in the surrounding areas are;

Born in Heel

Living in Heel

References

  1. 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.

Coordinates: 51°10′N 5°53′E / 51.167°N 5.883°E / 51.167; 5.883


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