# Ospel

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Village in Limburg, Netherlands

Ospel Village Ospel, church in the street Ospel Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Ospel Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands Coordinates: 51°17′52″N 5°47′8″E / 51.29778°N 5.78556°E / 51.29778; 5.78556 Country Netherlands Province Limburg Municipality Nederweert Area [1] • Total 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi) Elevation [2] 32 m (105 ft) Population (2021)[1] • Total 2,600 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 6035[1] Dialing code 0495 Website www.nederweert.nl

**Ospel** is a village in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). It is located in [Limburg](/source/Limburg_(Netherlands)) near [Weert](/source/Weert), lying between [Nederweert](/source/Nederweert) and [Meijel](/source/Meijel), close to [National Park De Groote Peel](/source/National_Park_De_Groote_Peel). Ospel has been settled since 1864 as a centre for [bog](/source/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](/source/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, 8.50 kilometres (5.28 mi) from Ospel.

## Nearby cities

- [Eindhoven](/source/Eindhoven) is the closest city with more than 100,000 citizens (207,005, [Google Earth](/source/Google_Earth), January 2008) at 26.3 kilometres (16.3 mi).

- [Roermond](/source/Roermond) is the closest city with more than 50,000 citizens (82,402, Google Earth, January 2008) at 22.8 kilometres (14.2 mi).

- [Weert](/source/Weert) is the closest city with more than 30,000 citizens (47,699, Google Earth, January 2008) at 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi).

## Gallery

		- Shetland ponies in the [Peel](/source/Peel%2C_Netherlands)

		- Farm in Ospel

		- A bench called Linda

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stat_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stat_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-stat_1-2) ["Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021"](https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls). *Central Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AHN_2-0)** ["Postcodetool for 6035AA"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181224235920/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool%0A). *Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland* (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from [the original](http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool) on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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