Beesel

Beesel (Dutch: [ˈbeːzəl] ^ⓘ; Limburgish: Bezel [ˈbeːzəl])^[tone?] is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg in the southeastern Netherlands.

Beesel Bezel
Municipality
Wind mill in Beesel
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°17′N 6°2′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Bob Vostermans
Area [2]
• Total	29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
• Land	27.99 km2 (10.81 sq mi)
• Water	1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	13,450
• Density	481/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5953–5954
Area code	077
Website	www.beesel.nl

Population centres

• Beesel
• Offenbeek
• Reuver

Topography

Topographic map of the municipality of Beesel, June 2015.

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 7382 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.53 km², and contained 706 residences.^[5]

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

• 
  Beesel, - panoramio
• 
  Ronckenstein
• 
  Heilig Hartklooster, Reuver
• 
  Nieuwenbroek