Heesselt is a village in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province of
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
West Betuwe
West Betuwe is a municipality in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland.
West Betuwe had 51.948 inhabitants on 1 January 2022.
The municipality was formed on January 1, 2019, by the merger of the municipalities Geldermalsen, Neerijnen, Li ...
, and lies about 10 km southwest of
Tiel
Tiel () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel- ...
.
It was first mentioned in 850 as Hesola, and probably means "forest with shrubbery".
In 1840, it was home 258 people. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1887, but has a 15th century tower.
Gallery
File:4063 Heesselt, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg, Little shed in the fields
File:Heesselt Kerklaan 17.jpg, House in Heesselt
File:Heesselt GM Waalbandijk 1-7.jpg, Little street in Heesselt
File:Heesselt Beeld De Koe.jpg, Cow statue
References
Populated places in Gelderland
West Betuwe
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