Heel, Netherlands

Heel (pronunciation ) is a town and former municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The town is located near the E25 motorway and the river Meuse.

(in Dutch) Heel
(in Limburgish) Hael
Village
St. Stephanus church
Flag
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Maasgouw
Population
 (1 January 2015)
 • Total4,474
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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;

Notable people
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References
  1. 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.
  2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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