| Kessel | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oss |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 6.4 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.58 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 720 |
| 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: | 5398 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0412 |
| Coordinates: | 51.8036°N 5.4042°W |
Kessel is a village in the southern Netherlands. It is located in Oss, North Brabant about 12 km northeast of 's-Hertogenbosch on the river Maas.
The village was first mentioned in 997 as Casella. It is derived from castle, but means little house.[3]
Kessel was a separate municipality until 1821, when it became a part of Alem, Maren en Kessel.[4] Kessel was home to 298 people in 1840. In 1944, the village of Kessel and neighbouring Maren were evacuated, and the church was destroyed during the fighting. After the war, a new village was built between the two villages. In 2011, it was merged into municipality of Oss.[5]