Limburg
Arrondissement of Maaseik
Hechtel-Eksel

Eksel

Eksel is a village in , , and has about 5,800 residents. Eksel is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Village with 5,800 residents
  • Description: section of Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Exel” and “Hechtel-Eksel (Eksel)”
  • Postal code: 3941

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Trudokerk and Stermolen.

Church
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is a church.

Windmill
Photo: M. Renckens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a windmill.

Church
Photo: Johan kerkhofs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wijchmaal and Peer.

Village
is a village in the province of , , which since 1977 has been a subdivision of the municipality of . It is located on the low Kempen plateau and has predominantly sandy soil. is situated 2½ km southeast of Eksel.

Town
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is a municipality and city located in the province of , Flemish Region, . On January 1, 2006, had a total population of 15,810. is situated 5 km southeast of Eksel.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km north of Eksel.

Eksel

Latitude
51.1538° or 51° 9′ 14″ north
Longitude
5.39231° or 5° 23′ 32″ east
Population
5,800
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE HCL
Open location code
9F37593R+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 178906241
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2798866
Wiki­data ID
Q1938545
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Eksel” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Eksel”
  • French: “Eksel”
  • Hungarian: “Eksel”
  • Irish: “Eksel”
  • Polish: “Eksel”
  • Russian: “Эксел”
  • Ukrainian: “Ексел”

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