Bladel

Bladel
Municipality
Church in Bladel
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°22′N 5°13′E / 51.367°N 5.217°ECoordinates: 51°22′N 5°13′E / 51.367°N 5.217°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Boy Swachten (VVD)
Area[2]
• Total	75.62 km^2 (29.20 sq mi)
• Land	75.35 km^2 (29.09 sq mi)
• Water	0.27 km^2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	32 m (105 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	19,817
• Density	263/km^2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	5527–5534
Area code	0497
Website	www.bladel.nl

Bladel ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.

Population centres

• Bladel
• Casteren
• Hapert
• Hoogeloon
• Netersel

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bladel, 2013.

Notable residents

• Roy Beerens (born 1987), Dutch footballer
• Corky de Graauw (born 1951), Dutch ice hockey player
• Jan Renier Snieders (1812-1888), Flemish writer
• August Snieders (1825-1904), Flemish writer and journalist

References

1. "Namen en portefeuilles" [Names and tasks] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bladel. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 5531BC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Media related to Bladel at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website