Kessel, Limburg

Kessel
Small city and former municipality
Flag of Kessel
Coat of arms of Kessel
Kessel is located in Netherlands
Kessel
Kessel
Location in the Netherlands
Kessel is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Kessel
Kessel
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°17′N 6°03′E / 51.283°N 6.050°E / 51.283; 6.050
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityPeel en Maas
Area
 • Total10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Elevation21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,190
 • Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5995[1]
Dialing code077
Websitewww.kessellimburg.nl/

Kessel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɛsəl] ) is a former municipality and a city in the southeastern province of Limburg, in the Netherlands. It is a small historic municipality with 4,246 residents. It merged with neighbouring municipalities in the new municipality of Peel en Maas (as of 1 January 2010). To the west are the Heldense Bossen (Helden Forest) and to the east is the Meuse river.

It has a small historic city center with a castle and a historic marketplace. To the south is the Kessel-Eik neighbourhood with the Eikelenpeel and Musschenberg.

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5995AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.