This is about the municipality in the Netherlands. For other uses, see Kessel (disambiguation).

Kessel, Limburg
Kessel, Limburg Location within the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°17′N 6°03′E / 51.283, 6.05
Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Area
- Total	22.11 km² (8.5 sq mi)
- Land	21.11 km² (8.2 sq mi)
- Water	1.00 km² (0.4 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	4,218
- Density	200/km² (518/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.kessellimburg.nl/

Kessel (pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality had 4,246 residents (as of July 1, 2006). Kessel borders on the Helden Woods (Heldense Bossen).

By Kessel lie two nature areas: Eikelenpeel and Musschenberg.

Population centres

Broek, Dijk, Donk, Heide, Hout, Kessel-Eik, Kruisberg, Oijen, Spurkt, Veers.

External links

• Official website

 This Dutch Limburg location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.