Cranendonck

Coordinates: 51°18′N 5°35′E / 51.300°N 5.583°E / 51.300; 5.583CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantEstablished1 January 1997^[1]Government • BodyMunicipal council • MayorRoland van Kessel (VVD)Area • Total78.05 km² (30.14 sq mi) • Land76.40 km² (29.50 sq mi) • Water1.65 km² (0.64 sq mi)Elevation28 m (92 ft)Population • Total21,001 • Density275/km² (710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)PostcodeArea code0495Websitewww.cranendonck.nl

Cranendonck (pronounced [ˈkraːnə(n)dɔŋk] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. Though located in North Brabant near Eindhoven, the spoken dialect is Budels (linguistically a West Limburgish dialect), rather than Kempenlands (linguistically an East Brabantian dialect).

Population centres

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Cranendonck, June 2015

Notable people

• Antonius Mathijsen (1805 in Budel – 1878) a Dutch army surgeon who first used plaster of Paris
• Hans Teeuwen (born 1967 in Budel) a Dutch comedian, musician, actor and occasional filmmaker^[5]
• Sylvia Hoeks (born 1983 in Maarheeze) a Dutch actress and former model^[6]

Sport

• Toine van Mierlo (born 1957 in Soerendonk) a retired Dutch footballer with 230 club caps
• Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan (born 1990 in Budel) a Dutch professional basketball player
• Yvon Beliën (born 1993 in Budel) is a Dutch volleyball player, helped the Netherlands reach their first Olympic semifinals at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Gallery

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  Achterzijde van 'Kasteel' Cranendonck te Soerendonk
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  Budel - Kerkstraat, Vrouw Visitatie kerk
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  Maarheeze - Kerkstraat - Woonhuis
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  Zinkfabriek Budel

References

External links

• Media related to Cranendonck at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website