Beesel (; li, Bezel ) is a

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and a

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in the province of Limburg in the southeastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Population centres

*Beesel * Offenbeek * Reuver

Topography

''Topographic map of the municipality of Beesel, June 2015.''

The town of Beesel

The town of Beesel lies about 10 km north of

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. Although the municipality is named after this village, it is not the largest town in the municipality, and neither is the municipal hall located in Beesel. In 2001, Beesel had 7382 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.53 km², and contained 706 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. Station Reuver

Transportation

* Reuver railway station

Notable people

* Mark Jansen (born 1978 in Reuver) a Dutch guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, worked with the

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band After Forever * Sander Gommans (born 1978 in Reuver) a Dutch musician with

band After Forever

Gallery

File:Beesel, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg, Beesel, - panoramio File:Ronckenstein.JPG, Ronckenstein File:Heilig Hartklooster - Reuver-2.JPG, Heilig Hartklooster, Reuver File:Nieuwenbroek.JPG, Nieuwenbroek

References

External links

*
Official website
Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) {{LimburgNL-geo-stub