(in Dutch) Heel (in Limburgish) Hael | |
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Village | |
) St. Stephanus church | |
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| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province | _Flag.jpg')){kind=small} Limburg |
| Municipality | ){kind=small} Maasgouw |
| Population (1 January 2015) | |
| • Total | 4,474 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Heel () is a town and former municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The town is located near the E25 motorway and the river Meuse.
History
In pre-Roman times, this was the location of the Gallic town of Catualium.[1]
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.[2] In 1991, it was renamed simply Heel. On January 1, 2007, the municipality of Heel was merged into the municipality of Maasgouw.
Surrounding area
Major cities in the surrounding areas are;
- Roermond (Northeast, 10 kilometers)
- Maastricht (South, 45 kilometers)
- Eindhoven (Northwest, 50 kilometers)
Notable people
- Lies Visschedijk (born 1974), actress
- Jesse Huta Galung (born 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.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.