Heel, Netherlands
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| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province | _Flag.png){kind=small} Limburg |
| Municipality |  Maasgouw |
| Population (1 January 2015) | |
| • Total | 4,474 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Heel () 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.[1]
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
External links
References
- ^ Willems, W.J.H. (1994). "Die villa rustica von Voerendaal (NL) und die ländliche Besiedlung". S.K. Palägy (ed.),Forschungen und Ergebnisse. Internationale Tagung über römische Villen. 3 (May): 116–23. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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51°10′N 5°53′E / 51.167°N 5.883°E
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