Bladel () is a

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and

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in the

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North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to t ...

, Southern

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. In 2019, it had a population of 20,175.

Population centres

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bladel, 2013.''

Notable residents

* Jan Renier Snieders (1812 in Bladel – 1888) a Flemish writer *

August Snieders August Snieders (Bladel, 8 May 1825 – Brussels, 19 November 1904) was a Flemish journalist and writer. He started his career in 's-Hertogenbosch, but later moved to Antwerp. In 1845, he became editor of the newspaper ''Het Handelsblad'', of w ...

(1825 in Bladel – 1904) a Flemish journalist and writer *

Corky de Graauw Cornell de Graauw (born February 23, 1951) is a former Dutch ice hockey player. He was born in Bladel. De Graauw played ten games over the two seasons between 1968 and 1970 with the Kitchener Rangers. He played professionally in the United ...

(born 1951 in Bladel) a former Dutch ice hockey player, competed at the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

Alain van Katwijk Alain van Katwijk (born 2 February 1979) is a Dutch former cyclist. His father Jan, as well as his uncles Piet and Fons, were also professional cyclists. Palmares ;2003 :1st Ronde van Overijssel :1st Omloop der Kempen :3rd Omloop van het Hout ...

(born 1979 in Bladel) a former Dutch cyclist * Roy Beerens (born 1987 in Bladel) a Dutch professional footballer with 320 club caps

Gallery

File:Bladel, de toren van de vroegere kerk van Sint Petrus'Banden RM9576 IMG 7519 2020-09-14 14.11.jpg, Tower former church File:Antonius van Padua en Brigidakerk Netersel.jpg, Antonius van Padua en Brigidakerk Netersel File:Overzicht - Hapert - 20331793 - RCE.jpg, Overzicht - Hapert File:Hapertse molen.jpg, Hapertse molen File:Pastorie Casteren.jpg, Pastorie bij de Sint-Willibrordkerk in Casteren File:Overzicht kapel gezien vanaf de andere kant van het water - Hoogeloon - 20528516 - RCE (cropped).jpg, Overzicht kapel gezien vanaf de andere kant van het water - Hoogeloon

References

External links

*
Official website
Municipalities of North Brabant Populated places in North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1997 {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub