The
heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the
foot. It is based on the projection of one
bone, the
calcaneum[?], behind the articulation of the bones of the lower
leg. In the long-footed mammals, both the hoofed species (
unguligrade[?]) and the clawed forms which walk on the toes (
digitigrade[?]), the heel is well above the ground at the apex of the angular joint known as the
hock[?]. In
plantigrade[?] species it rests on the ground.
Heel (population: 8,333) is a town in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. The municipality covers an area of 25.36 km² (of which 6.00 km² water).
The municipality of Heel also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Beegden[?], Panheel[?], Wessem[?].