Budel
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For the Polish village, see Budel, Poland.
| Budel | |
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| Coordinates: 51°16′21″N 5°34′28″E / 51.2725°N 5.57444°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Noord-Brabant |
| Municipality | Cranendonck |
| Population (2007) | 9,000 |
Budel is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck, 25 km outside Eindhoven. Kempen Airport is located near Budel.
Budel used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Maarheeze in 1997, and changed its name a year later to Cranendonck.[1]
South of the town the large zinc smelter of Nyrstar (til 2007 Umicore) is located.
Budel is also home to the annual Ledub Volleyball tournament, a tournament that consists of over 250 teams from all over Europe competing on all levels during the weekend after Whitsunday.
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
[edit] Budel the vw show
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[edit] External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Budel". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
Coordinates: 51°16′N 5°35′E / 51.267°N 5.583°E
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