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    Cranendonck

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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
    Coordinates: 51°18′N 5°35′E / 51.300°N 5.583°E / 51.300; 5.583Coordinates: 51°18′N 5°35′E / 51.300°N 5.583°E / 51.300; 5.583
    CountryNetherlands
    ProvinceNorth Brabant
    Established1 January 1997[1]
    Government
     • BodyMunicipal council
     • MayorRoland van Kessel (VVD)
    Area
    [2]
     • Total78.05 km2 (30.14 sq mi)
     • Land76.40 km2 (29.50 sq mi)
     • Water1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
    Elevation
    [3]
    		28 m (92 ft)
    Population
     (January 2019)[4]
     • Total20,440
     • Density268/km2 (690/sq mi)
    Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
     • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
    Postcode
    6020–6028
    Area code0495
    Websitewww.cranendonck.nl

    Cranendonck (pronounced [ˈkraːnə(n)dɔŋk] (listen)) is a municipality in the 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[edit]

    • Budel
    • Budel-Dorplein
    • Budel-Schoot
    • Gastel
    • Heikant, Gastel
    • Maarheeze
    • Soerendonk

    Topography[edit]

    Gem-Cranendonck-OpenTopo.jpg

    Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Cranendonck, June 2015

    Notable people[edit]

    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[5]
    • Sylvia Hoeks (born 1983 in Maarheeze) a Dutch actress and former model[6]

    Sport[edit]

    • 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[edit]

    • Achterzijde van 'Kasteel' Cranendonck te Soerendonk

      Achterzijde van 'Kasteel' Cranendonck te Soerendonk

    • Budel - Kerkstraat, Vrouw Visitatie kerk

      Budel - Kerkstraat, Vrouw Visitatie kerk

    • Maarheeze - Kerkstraat - Woonhuis

      Maarheeze - Kerkstraat - Woonhuis

    • Zinkfabriek Budel

      Zinkfabriek Budel

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
    2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
    3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6027RK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
    4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
    5. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 13 October 2019
    6. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 13 October 2019

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