Kessel | |
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Small city and former municipality | |
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 Flag _wapen.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Kessel Location in the Netherlands  Kessel Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°17′N 6°03′E / 51.283°N 6.050°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Peel en Maas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,190 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5995[1] |
| Dialing code | 077 |
| Website | www.kessellimburg.nl/ |
Kessel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɛsəl] ⓘ) is a former municipality and a city in the southeastern province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It is a small historic municipality with about 4,246 residents. It merged with neighbouring municipalities in the new municipality of Peel en Maas (as of 1 January 2010). To the west are the Heldense Bossen (Helden Forest) and to the east is the Meuse river.
It has a small historic city center with a castle and a historic market place. To the south is the Kessel-Eik neighbourhood with the Eikelenpeel and Musschenberg.
