Belfeld () is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 8 km southwest of the city center of Venlo, between the river

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and the border with

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. In 2001, Belfeld had 4856 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.59 km², and contained 1937 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. In 2001 Belfeld was merged into the municipality of Venlo.

References

Boroughs of Venlo Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001 {{LimburgNL-geo-stub