Cranendonck

Cranendonck (pronounced [ˈkraːnə(n)dɔŋk] (listen)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. Though located in North Brabant near Eindhoven, the spoken dialect is Budels (linguistically a Limburgish dialect), rather than Kempenlands (linguistically an East Brabantian dialect).

Cranendonck
Municipality
Former city hall of Budel
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°18′N 5°35′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Established1 January 1997[1]
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorRoland van Kessel (VVD)
Area
 • Total78.05 km2 (30.14 sq mi)
 • Land76.45 km2 (29.52 sq mi)
 • Water1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Elevation28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total20,440
 • Density267/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6020–6028
Area code0495
Websitewww.cranendonck.nl

Population centres

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Cranendonck, June 2015

Notable people
Sylvia Hoeks, 2017
  • Antonius Mathijsen (1805 in Budel – 1878) a Dutch army surgeon who first used plaster of Paris
  • Hans Teeuwen (born 1967 in Budel) a Dutch comedian, musician, actor and occasional filmmaker[5]
  • Sylvia Hoeks (born 1983 in Maarheeze) a Dutch actress and former model[6]

Sport
  • Achterzijde van 'Kasteel' Cranendonck te Soerendonk
  • Budel - Kerkstraat, Vrouw Visitatie kerk
  • Maarheeze - Kerkstraat - Woonhuis
  • Zinkfabriek Budel

References
  1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 8 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 6027RK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. IMDb Database retrieved 13 October 2019
  6. IMDb Database retrieved 13 October 2019
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