Breugel is a village in the Dutch province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, Dutch Brabant or Hollandic 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 ...

, in the municipality of

Son en Breugel Son en Breugel () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southern Netherlands just outside Eindhoven. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. It had a population of in . Son en Breugel used to be two different ...

. Breugel lies east of the river

Dommel The Dommel is a small river in Belgium and the Netherlands, left tributary of the Dieze. It is 120 km long, of which 85 km are in the Netherlands. The Dommel takes in water from the Keersop, Tongelreep, Run (stream), Run, Gender (stream), Gender a ...

and north of the

Wilhelmina Canal The Wilhelmina Canal is a canal in North-Brabant, Netherlands. It connects Tilburg to the Meuse, and continues to the east to connect to the Zuid-Willemsvaart north of Helmond. Characteristics The Wilhelmina Canal runs from the Zuid-Willemsvaar ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1288 as Brogele, and means "enclosed area". The St Genoveva Church dates from the 15th century. It used to have a tall tower, that was destroyed in a storm in 1800. In 1821, a much smaller tower was built. It was renovated in 1960 and 1978. Breugel was home to 335 people in 1840.

Gallery

File:Genovevakerk-Breugel.jpg, St Genoveva Church File:Breugel, Sint Genovevastraat 28.jpg, House in Breugel File:Brug stad van Gerwen - panoramio.jpg, Bridge in Breugel

References

Populated places in North Brabant Son en Breugel Pieter Bruegel the Elder {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub