Bladel

Municipality and town in North Brabant, Netherlands

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Coat of arms

Location in North Brabant

Coordinates: 51°22′N 5°13′E / 51.367°N 5.217°E / 51.367; 5.217CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantEstablished1 January 1997^[1]Government

• BodyMunicipal council • MayorRemco Bosma (VVD)Area

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• Total75.62 km² (29.20 sq mi) • Land75.33 km² (29.09 sq mi) • Water0.29 km² (0.11 sq mi)Elevation

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32 m (105 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[4]

• Total20,529 • Density273/km² (710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

5527–5534

Area code0497Websitewww.bladel.nl

Bladel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈblaːdəl] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and town in the province of North Brabant, Southern Netherlands. In 2019, it had a population of 20,175.

Population centres

Bladel
Casteren
Hapert
Hoogeloon
Netersel

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bladel, 2013.

Notable residents

Jan Renier Snieders (1812 in Bladel – 1888) a Flemish writer
August Snieders (1825 in Bladel – 1904) a Flemish journalist and writer
Corky de Graauw (born 1951 in Bladel) a former Dutch ice hockey player, competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Alain van Katwijk (born 1979 in Bladel) a former Dutch cyclist
Roy Beerens (born 1987 in Bladel) a Dutch professional footballer with 320 club caps

Gallery

Tower former church
Antonius van Padua en Brigidakerk Netersel
Overzicht - Hapert
Hapertse molen
Pastorie bij de Sint-Willibrordkerk in Casteren
Overzicht kapel gezien vanaf de andere kant van het water - Hoogeloon

References

^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 5531BC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.