Editing Beesel

{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->
| name                    = Beesel
| native_name             = {{native name|li|Bezel|icon=no}}
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
<!-- Images, nickname, motto -->
| image_skyline           = Beesel DeGrauweBeer 01.JPG
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Wind mill in Beesel
| image_flag              = Beesel vlag.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
| flag_alt                = 
| image_shield            = Beesel wapen.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              = 
<!-- Maps, coordinates -->
| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0889 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Beesel in a municipal map of Limburg
| map_caption             = Location in Limburg
| coordinates             = {{coord|51|17|N|6|2|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url = http://www.beesel.nl/Bestuursinformatie/collegevanbw/ledenvanhetcollege/burgermeester/id_26643
 |title = Burgemeester Vostermans
 |trans-title = Mayor Vostermans
 |language = Dutch
 |author = 
 |date = 
 |publisher = Gemeente Beesel
 |accessdate = 13 October 2013
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923183238/http://www.beesel.nl/Bestuursinformatie/collegevanbw/ledenvanhetcollege/burgermeester/id_26643
 |archive-date = 23 September 2015
 |url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Bob Vostermans]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Beesel}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Beesel}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Beesel}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 5953AL
 |trans-title=|language = Dutch
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |date = 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |accessdate = 13 October 2013}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 25
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| elevation_max_m         =
| elevation_min_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| elevation_min_m         =
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Beesel}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Beesel}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = 
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 5953–5954
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 077
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.beesel.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Beesel''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbeːzəl|lang|126 Beesel.ogg}}; {{langx|li|Bezel}} {{IPA|li|ˈbeːzəl|}}){{fix|text=tone?|date=March 2022}} is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a [[town]] in the province of [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]] in the southeastern [[Netherlands]].

== Population centres ==
*Beesel
*[[Offenbeek]]
*[[Reuver]]

===Topography===
[[File:Gem-Beesel-OpenTopo.jpg|475px|]]

''Topographic map of the municipality of Beesel, June 2015.''

== The town of Beesel ==
The town of Beesel lies about 10&nbsp;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 7382
inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.53&nbsp;km², and contained 706 residences.<ref name="CBS">Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' {{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm |title=CBS - Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 |accessdate=2007-01-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319070600/http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm |archivedate=2006-03-19 }}. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.</ref>
[[File:Station Reuver.jpg|thumb|upright|Reuver Station]]

== Transportation ==
* [[Reuver railway station]]

== Notable people ==
* [[Mark Jansen]] (born 1978 in Reuver) a Dutch guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, worked with the [[symphonic metal]] band [[After Forever]]
* [[Sander Gommans]] (born 1978 in Reuver) a Dutch musician with [[symphonic metal]] band [[After Forever]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Beesel, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg|Beesel, - panoramio
File:Ronckenstein.JPG|Ronckenstein
File:Heilig Hartklooster - Reuver-2.JPG|Heilig Hartklooster, Reuver
File:Nieuwenbroek.JPG|Nieuwenbroek
</gallery>
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*{{commonscat-inline}}
*[http://www.beesel.nl/ Official website]

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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Beesel
|North     = 
|Northeast = [[Venlo]]
|East      = [[Brüggen, Germany|Brüggen]]{{space}}([[Germany|DE]]-[[North Rhine-Westphalia|NW]])
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Roermond]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Leudal]] / ''[[Meuse (river)|Meuse]]''
|Northwest = [[Peel en Maas]]<br>''[[Meuse (river)|Meuse]]''
}}
{{Limburg Province (Netherlands)}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Beesel| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)]]
[[Category:Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)]]


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