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| Brakel |
Flag |
Coat of arms |
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| Country |
Netherlands |
| Province |
Gelderland |
| Municipality |
Zaltbommel |
| Population (1 januari 2009) |
2,893 |
| Transport |
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| Major roads |
veerpont Brakel - Herwijnen, Van Heemstraweg (N322) |
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| The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Brakel in the municipality of Zaltbommel. |
Brakel (51°49′N 5°5′E / 51.817°N 5.083°E / 51.817; 5.083) 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]
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
