Brakel | |
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Town | |
) Flag _wapen.svg.gif')) Coat of arms | |
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) The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Brakel in the municipality of Zaltbommel. | |
| Coordinates: 51°49′N 5°5′E / 51.817°N 5.083°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Zaltbommel |
| Population (1 January 2010) | |
| • Total | 2,994 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5306 |
| Dialing code | 0418 |
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Landhouse: Huis Brakel
Brakel is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 8 km east of Gorinchem.
Brakel was a separate municipality until 1999, when it became a part of Zaltbommel.[1]
In 2001, the town of Brakel had 2515 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.64 km², and contained 915 residences.[2] The statistical area "Brakel", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2830.[3]
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 Archived 2006-07-24 at WebCite. As of 1 January 2005.