Bakel is a village east of
Helmond
Helmond (; called ''Héllemond'' in the local dialect) is a city and municipality in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant in the Southern Netherlands.
Helmond is home to several textile and metal companies. The Vlisco f ...
and
Eindhoven
Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,[Netherlands
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. The total population is approximately 5,000. Until 1997, it formed the municipality of
Bakel and Milheeze
Bakel en Milheeze is a former municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It consisted of the villages Bakel, Milheeze, and De Rips. It has been a part of the municipality of Gemert-Bakel
Gemert-Bakel () is a municipality in the southern ...
together with
Milheeze
Milheeze (dialect: ''Millus'') is a village in the Dutch province North Brabant. Milheeze is part of the municipality Gemert-Bakel.
The village was first mentioned in 1332 as Milleis. The etymology is unclear. Milheeze developed in the Late Middle ...
. In 1997 Bakel merged with the
Gemert
Gemert is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.
Gemert was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Bakel.
The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, ...
municipality.
Bakel does not have old buildings, with the exception of the St Willibrordus Church which is the oldest in the area. This church was modernized during the 1970s, but regained some of the original style of decoration during the 1990s.
The area surrounding Bakel is heavily forested; the agricultural economy is dominated by the bio industry. It has the highest pig density in the Netherlands.
History
The village was first mentioned in 715 as Bagoloso, and means "open forest on a ridge".
The St Willibrordus Church was built in the 16th century, but severely damaged by fire in 1708, and large rebuilt in 1721.
Bakel was home to 277 people in 1840.
Gallery
File:Bakel Rijksmonument 518091 voorm. lagere school.JPG, School in Bakel
File:8594 Bakel Willibrordusmolen.jpg, Willibrordus mill
File:Bakel bibliotheek met sculptuur.JPG, Library with art
File:Gemertseweg, Bakel.jpg, Street view
References
Populated places in North Brabant
Gemert-Bakel
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