Landerd facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Landerd
Former municipality
Windmill in Reek
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the former municipality of Landerd in North Brabant
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Maashorst
Established	1 January 1994
Disestablished	1 January 2022
Area
• Total	70.71 km2 (27.30 sq mi)
• Land	70.38 km2 (27.17 sq mi)
• Water	0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (May 2014)
• Total	15,295
• Density	217/km2 (560/sq mi)
• Uden-Veghel	175,119
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5374–5375, 5410–5411
Area code	0486

Landerd (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɑndərt]) is a former municipality within the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Maashorst.

History

Landerd is the result of a merger between the formerly independent municipalities of Schaijk and Zeeland on 1 January 1994. Schaijk and Reek had merged earlier on 1 July 1942.

Population centres

• Reek
• Schaijk
• Zeeland

Topography

Map of the former municipality of Landerd, 2015

Notable people

• Monique van de Ven (born 1952 in Zeeland) a Dutch actress and director
• Tonnie Dirks (born 1961 in Zeeland) a Dutch former long-distance runner, competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Daphny van den Brand (born 1978 in Zeeland) a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle and mountain bike racer.
• Thijs Ploegmakers (born 1980 in Schaijk) performs as Adaro, is a Dutch DJ.

Gallery

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  Trefpunt - panoramio

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  Reek (Landerd) Het Wapen van Reek

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  Kerststal - panoramio

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  Reek (Landerd) Heijtmorgen

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  Vos - panoramio

See also

In Spanish: Landerd para niños