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Place in Limburg, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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![]() St. Stephanus church | |
Coordinates: 51°10′N 5°53′E | |
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Area | |
• Total | 10.47 km2 (4.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 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 |
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.
Major cities in the surrounding areas are;
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