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Heel, Netherlands

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Country
  
Netherlands

Province
  
Limburg

Local time
  
Sunday 5:51 AM

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
4,474 (1 Jan 2015)

Municipality
  
Maasgouw

Heel, Netherlands

Weather
  
11°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 97% Humidity

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.

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Map of Heel, Netherlands

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

Major cities in the surrounding areas are;

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

  • Lies Visschedijk (1974), actress
  • Jo Rutten (1934), dressage rider
  • Living in Heel

  • Jesse Huta Galung (1985), tennis player
  • References

    Heel, Netherlands Wikipedia