Laarbeek () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

located in the 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 south of the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. It was formed in 1997 from the former municipalities

Beek en Donk Beek en Donk is a town in the province North Brabant, Netherlands. There are 10,028 inhabitants. The spoken language is Meierij, Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch language, Dutch). History The area o ...

Aarle-Rixtel Aarle-Rixtel is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch municipality of Laarbeek in North Brabant. It lies about 4 km north of Helmond. Since the municipal reorganization of 1968 the Croy Castle, castle Croy is part of Aarle-Rixtel. History A ...

and

Lieshout Lieshout is a village located in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, about 15 kilometres northeast of Eindhoven. There are 4,300 inhabitants, and the village is known for its brewing company Swinkels Family Brewers. The s ...

(which included the village

Mariahout Mariahout is a village located in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, about 20 kilometers northeast of Eindhoven. Mariahout has a population of about 1700 and is the smallest village of the municipality of Laarbeek. His ...

). Laarbeek is part of the

city region City region is a term used by urbanists, economists and urban planners to refer to how one or more core cities are linked to a hinterland by functional ties, such as economic, housing-market, commuting, marketing or retail catchment factors. This ...

'Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven', centered on the city of

Eindhoven Eindhoven ( ; ) is a city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also locat ...

. The town hall is located in Beek en Donk. Lieshout is home of the Bavaria Brewery, one of the Netherlands' largest breweries which produces for local and foreign markets. The

Croy Castle The Croy Castle is a castle in the Dutch province North Brabant, near the village Aarle-Rixtel which is part of the municipality of Laarbeek. From 1642 until 1968 Croy belonged to the municipality Stiphout (currently part of the municipality of H ...

is located near the village Aarle-Rixtel.

Population centres

Politics

Municipal government

After the 2022 municipal election, the

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...

of Laarbeek had six parties. !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=2, Party !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Seats , - , bgcolor="#ce0c69" width=2, , align=left, Partij Nieuw Laarbeek, , , - , bgcolor="#e35a0c" width=2, , align=left, De Werkgroep, , , - , bgcolor="#3FA9F5" width=2, , align=left, Algemeen Belang Laarbeek, , , - , bgcolor="#015CAB" width=2, , align=left, Ouderen Appèl - Hart voor Laarbeek, , , - , , align=left,

Christian Democratic Appeal The Christian Democratic Appeal ( , CDA) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in the Netherlands. Formed as a federation in 1975 by the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party, and the Christian Historical ...

, , , - , , align=left, Labour Party, , The municipal executive has of four coalition parties: De Werkgroep, Algemeen Belang Laarbeek (ABL), Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Labour (PvdA). Each of these parties has one

Alderman An alderman is a member of a Municipal government, municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law with similar officials existing in the Netherlands (wethouder) and Belgium (schepen). The term may be titular, denotin ...

in the Board of Mayor and Aldermen ''(

College van Burgemeester en Wethouders In the Netherlands, the municipal executive (, oftentimes abbreviated to ; ) is the executive board of a municipality. It plays a central role in municipal politics in the Netherlands, similar to the communal college in Belgium. It consists of ...

)''.

Topography

''Map of the municipality of Laarbeek, June 2015.''

Notable people

Arnoldus Arlenius Arnoldus Arlenius Peraxylus, ( – 1582), born Arndt or Arnout van Eyndhouts or van Eynthouts, also known as Arnoud de Lens, was a Dutch humanist philosopher and poet. He was born in Aarle, near Helmond, (although some accounts say 's-Hertogenbo ...

(ca.1510–1582) a Dutch humanist philosopher and poet *

Eustáquio van Lieshout Eustáquio van Lieshout, SSCC (also Eustachius or Eustache; November 3, 1890 – August 30, 1943) was a Dutch Catholic missionary priest in Brazil from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He was beatified in 2006 by Cardinal ...

(1890 in Aarle-Rixtel – 1943) a Dutch RC missionary in Brazil *

Guus Meeuwis Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis (born 23 March 1972) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands and Flanders during the 1990s and first decade of the 2000s. On 24 May 2015, Meeuwi ...

(born 1972 in Mariahout) a Dutch singer-songwriter * Bram Zwanen (born 1998 in Aarle-Rixtel) a Dutch footballer

Gallery

File:Veldkapel, Bakelseweg (Aarle-Rixtel).jpg, Aarle-Rixtel Veldkapel Bakelseweg File:Aarle-Rixtel Contraction JeanMarianne Bremers.jpg, Aarle-Rixtel Contraction File:Laarbeek Cafe Dorpstraat 18 20150404.jpg, Aarle-Rixtel Cafe Dorpstraat File:Mariahout Torrenven - panoramio.jpg, Mariahout Torrenven - panoramio File:Beek en Donk De Spijkermaker Toon Grassens.jpg, Beek en Donk De Spijkermaker

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1997