Kessel, Limburg

Kessel
Small city and former municipality
Kessel
Location in the Netherlands
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
 • Total
10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Elevation21 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]

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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. 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]