Brakel
Brakel may refer to: ;Places * Brakel, Belgium, East Flanders, Belgium * Brakel, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Brakel (Gelderland), Gelderland, Netherlands * Brakel (North Brabant), North Brabant, Netherlands ;Other uses * Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635–1711), also known as "Father Brakel", a Reformed minister * Braekel or Brakel, a breed of chicken {{disambig ...
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Brakel, Germany
Brakel () is a town in the district of Höxter in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Location Brakel lies at the midpoint of the district of Höxter between the Eggegebirge and the Weser in the Oberwälder Land nature area in the old Saxon region of Nethegau. Constituent communities Brakel consists of the following centres: ''Heggedörfer'' Auenhausen (population 130), Frohnhausen (population 309) and Hampenhausen (population 54) are Brakel's highest constituent communities, and are sometimes also known as the ''Heggedörfer''. Between 1142 and 1147, these three villages had their first documentary mention. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Gehrden Monastery had holdings in these three villages. The Heggedörfer, along with the town of Gehrden, were amalgamated into the greater community of Brakel after the old district of Warburg was dissolved. Beller Beller has a population of 187. The village is named by the great fish called "Beller", that joined the ...
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