Ospel

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Ospel

Total population

3,401

Coordinates51.30°, 5.78°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ospel is a village in the Netherlands. It is located in 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

O

Olivier Tielemans

Dutch racing driver

G

Gonnelien Rothenberger

equestrian

Sjeng Schalken

Dutch tennis player

P

Pieter Custers

Dutch archer

Jan Dibbets

Dutch artist (born 1941)

B

Ben Broos

Dutch art historian (1944–2019)

B

Bjorn Hoeben

Dutch racing cyclist

C

Caroline Thomas

German handball player (born 1990)

K

Kenneth van Kempen

Dutch basketball player (born 1987)

S

Sebastianus Constantinus Johannes Josephus Kortmann

Dutch lawyer, jurist and university professor

R

Robert Willemse

Dutch football player

C

Chrétien Breukers

Dutch poet

Frans Weekers

Dutch former politician

Hieronymus van Weert

Ton van Loon

Dutch general

J

Jan Tullemans

Dutch painter (1924-2011)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Limburg

• Nederweert-Eind
  1.6 mi away · pop. 1,550
• Nederweert
  1.7 mi away · pop. 8,559
• Ospeldijk
  2 mi away · pop. 699
• Leveroy
  4.2 mi away · pop. 1,039
• Weert
  4.5 mi away · pop. 40,534
• Heibloem
  4.8 mi away · pop. 770
• Ell
  5.4 mi away · pop. 1,425
• Meijel
  5.4 mi away · pop. 6,190
• Heythuysen
  6.1 mi away · pop. 6,475
• Tungelroy
  6.3 mi away · pop. 974
• Baexem
  6.6 mi away · pop. 2,660
• Altweerterheide
  7 mi away · pop. 1,039

Browse all places in Limburg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-09-30

Greater celandine

Chelidonium majus

Seen 2026-09-29

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Seen 2026-09-28

common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Seen 2026-09-28

King Bolete

Boletus edulis

Seen 2026-09-28

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Seen 2026-09-28

Poplar Ladybird Beetle

Oenopia conglobata

Seen 2026-09-27

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Seen 2026-09-27

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Seen 2026-09-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).