Beesel (; li, Bezel ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the province of

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

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 Reuver (Limburgish: ''Oppe Ruiver'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beesel, about 10 km (6 miles) south of the city of Venlo.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst ...

Topography

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

The town of Beesel

The town of Beesel lies about 10 km north of

Roermond Roermond (; li, Remunj or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received town rights in 1231. Roer ...

. 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.

Transportation

Reuver railway station Reuver is a railway station located in Reuver, Netherlands. The station originally opened in 1862 and is located on the Maastricht–Venlo railway on the section between Venlo and Roermond. Train services are operated by Arriva Arriva plc is a ...

Notable people

Mark Jansen Mark Jansen (born 15 December 1978) is a Dutch guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. A prominent figure in the symphonic metal subgenre, he is known for his work with the bands After Forever (1995–2002), Epica (2002–present), and MaYaN (2010� ...

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

symphonic metal Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitar ...

band

After Forever After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death growls. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded. Singer Floor Jans ...

Sander Gommans Sander Gommans (born 15 August 1978) is a Dutch musician and songwriter. He founded the symphonic metal band Apocalypse with Mark Jansen in 1995, which later changed its name to After Forever. He played guitar and performed the vocal grunting p ...

(born 1978 in Reuver) a Dutch musician with

band

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

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