Kessel, Limburg

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Kessel
Small city and former municipality
Flag of Kessel
Flag
Coat of arms of Kessel
Coat of arms
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
[1]
 • Total
10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
3,190
 • 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.

History

The d'Ewes baronets of Stowlangtoft, England are descended from Gerard D'Ewes, Lord of Kessel, at that time part of Duchy of Gelderland.[3]

  • Ruins of Keverberg Castle
    Ruins of Keverberg Castle
  • Ferry across the Maas
    Ferry across the Maas
  • Estate Oeverberg
    Estate Oeverberg
  • Windmill St Anthoniusmolen
    Windmill St Anthoniusmolen

References

  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.
  3. ^ Sir Richard Gipps On the Ancient Families of Suffolk, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archæology and Natural History, 1874, p.155 [1]


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