Bakel, Netherlands Explained

Bakel
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Brabant
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Gemert-Bakel
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:21
Area Total Km2:20.87
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:5,960
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5761
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0492
Coordinates:51.5025°N 5.7408°W

Bakel is a village east of Helmond and Eindhoven in southern part of the Netherlands. The total population is approximately 5,000. Until 1997, it formed the municipality of Bakel and Milheeze together with Milheeze. In 1997 Bakel merged with the Gemert municipality.

Bakel does not have old buildings, with the exception of the 16th century 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, which means "open forest on a ridge".[3]

The St Willibrordus Church, built in the 16th century, was severely damaged by fire in 1708, and largely rebuilt in 1721.[4]

Bakel was home to 277 people in 1840.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5761AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 16 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 16 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Bakel - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 16 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Bakel . Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert. 1997 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9945 6 . 16 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Bakel . Plaatsengids . 16 April 2022 . nl.