Heel, Netherlands

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
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Coordinates: 51°10′N 5°53′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Maasgouw
Area [1]
• Total	10.47 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	4,225
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6097[1]
Dialing code	0475

History

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

Major cities in the surrounding areas are;

• Roermond (Northeast, 10 kilometers)
• Maastricht (South, 45 kilometers)
• Eindhoven (Northwest, 50 kilometers)

Notable people

• Lies Visschedijk (born 1974), actress
• Jesse Huta Galung (born 1985), tennis player

Gallery

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  House in Heel
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  Building in Heel
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  Former town hall
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  Canal view