Bakel, Netherlands

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Bakel
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Bakel
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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Bakel
Bakel (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°30′9″N5°44′27″E / 51.50250°N 5.74083°E / 51.50250; 5.74083
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Gemert-Bakel
Area
[1]
 • Total20.87 km2 (8.06 sq mi)
Elevation
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21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total5,960
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5761 [1]
Dialing code 0492

Bakel is a village east of Helmond and Eindhoven in southern part of the Netherlands. The total population is approximately 5,000. Until 1997, it formed the municipality of Bakel and Milheeze together with Milheeze. In 1997 Bakel merged with the Gemert municipality. [3]

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Bakel does not have old buildings, with the exception of the 16th century St Willibrordus Church which is the oldest in the area. This church was modernized during the 1970s, but regained some of the original style of decoration during the 1990s.

The area surrounding Bakel is heavily forested; the agricultural economy is dominated by the bio industry. It has the highest pig density in the Netherlands.

History

The village was first mentioned in 715 as Bagoloso, which means "open forest on a ridge". [4]

The St Willibrordus Church, built in the 16th century, was severely damaged by fire in 1708, and largely rebuilt in 1721. [5]

Bakel was home to 277 people in 1840. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5761AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Bakel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bakel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Bakel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9945 6 . Retrieved 16 April 2022.


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