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Cranendonck
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Former city hall of Budel
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Location in North Brabant
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Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | North Brabant | ||
Established | 1 January 1997 | ||
Government | |||
• Body | Municipal council | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 78.05 km2 (30.14 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 76.45 km2 (29.52 sq mi) | ||
• Water | 1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) | ||
Population
(May 2014)
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• Total | 20,405 | ||
• Density | 267/km2 (690/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
Postcode |
6020–6028
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Area code | 0495 |
Cranendonck (pronounced [ˈkraːnə(n)dɔŋk]) is a municipality in southern Netherlands. Though located in North Brabant near Eindhoven, the spoken dialect is Budels (linguistically a West Limburgish dialect), rather than Kempenlands (linguistically an East Brabantian dialect).
Population centres
- Budel
- Budel-Dorplein
- Budel-Schoot
- Gastel
- Heikant, Gastel
- Maarheeze
- Soerendonk
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Cranendonck, June 2015
Notable people
- Antonius Mathijsen (1805 in Budel – 1878) a Dutch army surgeon who first used plaster of Paris
- Hans Teeuwen (born 1967 in Budel) a Dutch comedian, musician, actor and occasional filmmaker
- Sylvia Hoeks (born 1983 in Maarheeze) a Dutch actress and former model
Sport
- Toine van Mierlo (born 1957 in Soerendonk) a retired Dutch footballer with 230 club caps
- Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan (born 1990 in Budel) a Dutch professional basketball player
- Yvon Beliën (born 1993 in Budel) is a Dutch volleyball player, helped the Netherlands reach their first Olympic semifinals at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Gallery
See also
In Spanish: Cranendonck para niños
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