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Cranendonck
Municipality
Former city hall of Budel
Former city hall of Budel
Flag of Cranendonck
Flag
 Coat of arms of Cranendonck
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Cranendonck in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
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)
 • Total 20,405
 • Density 267/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6020–6028
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

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Cranendonck, June 2015

Notable people

Sylvia Hoeks 2017 crop
Sylvia Hoeks, 2017
  • 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

  • Achterzijde van 'Kasteel' Cranendonck te Soerendonk (21755059300)

    Achterzijde van 'Kasteel' Cranendonck te Soerendonk

  • Budel - Kerkstraat 10 5 O.L. Vrouw Visitatie kerk (1)

    Budel - Kerkstraat, Vrouw Visitatie kerk

  • Maarheeze - Kerkstraat 9 - Woonhuis

    Maarheeze - Kerkstraat - Woonhuis

  • Zinkfabriek Budel

    Zinkfabriek Budel

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