Ospel

{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Ospel | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Ospel, kerk in straatzicht foto2 2011-03-20 15.36.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = Ospel, church in the street | image_flag = | image_shield = | image_map = | image_map1 = | pushpin_map = Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]] | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = [[Nederweert]] | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 6035AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 25 April 2022 |archive-date = 24 December 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181224235920/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool%0A |url-status = dead }}</ref> | elevation_m = 32 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = <ref name="stat"/> | area_total_km2 = 1.59 | established_title = | established_date = | population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> | population_total = 2,600 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_demonym = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in the Netherlands|Postal code]] | postal_code = 6035<ref name="stat"/> | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Dialing code]] | area_code = 0495 | coordinates = {{coord|51|17|52|N|5|47|8|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}} | website = [http://www.nederweert.nl www.nederweert.nl] }}

'''Ospel''' is a village in the [[Netherlands]]. It is located in [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]] near [[Weert]], lying between [[Nederweert]] and [[Meijel]], close to [[National Park De Groote Peel]]. Ospel has been settled since 1864 as a centre for [[bog]] harvesting. Once a year in the first weekend of May it is the centre for blues fans; the Moulin Blues Festival attracts thousands of blues fans from all over Europe. At the end of June is Ospel's [[kermis]] - a great time to visit with a lot of live music and a great atmosphere.

==Schooling== Ospel has a primary school. Ospel does not have a high school. Teenagers are required to attend schools in nearby cities, such as Weert, {{convert|8.50|km|mi}} from Ospel.

==Nearby cities== *[[Eindhoven]] is the closest city with more than 100,000 citizens (207,005, [[Google Earth]], January 2008) at {{convert|26.3|km|mi}}. *[[Roermond]] is the closest city with more than 50,000 citizens (82,402, Google Earth, January 2008) at {{convert|22.8|km|mi}}. *[[Weert]] is the closest city with more than 30,000 citizens (47,699, Google Earth, January 2008) at {{convert|7.2|km|mi}}.

== Gallery == <gallery> File:Shetlandpony op de 'Paardenbegrazing'.jpg|Shetland ponies in the [[Peel, Netherlands|Peel]] File:Exterieur OVERZICHT VOORGEVEL, RECHTER ZIJGEVEL - Ospel - 20264661 - RCE.jpg|Farm in Ospel File:Bankje Linda - panoramio.jpg|A bench called Linda </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)]] [[Category:Nederweert]]