Heesselt | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Neerijnen - Heesselt.png |
Map Caption1: | Heesselt in the former municipality of Neerijnen.--> |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | West Betuwe |
Coordinates: | 51.8131°N 5.3467°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 9 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.01 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 430 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4063 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0344 |
Heesselt is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 10 km southwest of Tiel.
It was first mentioned in 850 as Hesola, and probably means "forest with shrubbery".[3] In 1840, it was home 258 people. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1887, but has a 15th century tower.[4]