Someren () 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 the w ...

in the Southern

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. As of January 2019, the municipality had 19,322 inhabitants, with over half of the population residing in the town. Someren, just south of Helmond and to the north of

Weert Weert (; li, Wieërt ) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands located in the western part of the province of Limburg. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal. Pop ...

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, is located on the provincial border with Limburg. The spoken dialect is Peellands (an

East Brabantian East Brabantian ( nl, Oost Noord-Brabants or Oost Brabants) is one of the main divisions of the Brabantian dialect group recognized by the ''Woordenboek van de Brabantse dialecten''. East Brabantian dialects are mainly spoken in the eastern part o ...

dialect, which is very similar to colloquial

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).Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, In

Brabantian Brabantian or Brabantish, also Brabantic or Brabantine ( nl, Brabants, Standard Dutch pronunciation: , ), is a dialect group of the Dutch language. It is named after the historical Duchy of Brabant, which corresponded mainly to the Dutch provi ...

, Someren is known as ''Zummere''.

Population centres

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Someren, June 2015''

Notable people

Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans (born 3 August 1944) is Bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch. His motto is: ''Sancti Spiritus In virtute'' (The power of the Holy Spirit). Early years and calling to the priesthood ...

(born 1944 in Someren) Bishop emeritus of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch The Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch ( la, Dioecesis Buscoducensis) is a diocese of the Catholic church in the Netherlands. The modern diocese was created in 1853. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Utrecht. It is currently led by ...

* Marie-José de Groot (born 1966 in Someren) a Dutch rower, competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

* Vincent Voorn (born 1984 in Someren) a Dutch show jumper, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics * Evy Kuijpers (born 1995 in Lierop) a Dutch professional racing cyclist

Gallery

File:Someren, het gemeentehuis foto3 2014-05-18 15.53.jpg, Someren, townhall File:20140724 Border of North Brabant and Limburg (the Netherlands) alongside Zuid-Willemsvaart 01.jpg, Border of North Brabant and Limburg alongside Zuid-Willemsvaart File:Someren, standerdmolen Den Evert RM34114 foto6 2016-10-16 15.55.jpg, Someren, windmill: standerdmolen Den Evert File:Somerense Heide.jpeg, Somerense Heide File:Someren Ruimtelijk Object Jan Samsom.jpg, Someren Ruimtelijk Object Jan Samsom File:20140724 Sluis (canal lock) 13 in Zuid-Willemsvaart 01.jpg, Sluis (canal lock) 13 in Zuid-Willemsvaart

References

External links

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Official website
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