Breugel | |
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: | Son en Breugel |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 14 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.60 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 4,820 |
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: | 5694 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0499 |
Coordinates: | 51.5167°N 36°W |
Breugel is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, in the municipality of Son en Breugel.
Breugel lies east of the river Dommel and north of the Wilhelmina Canal.
The village was first mentioned in 1288 as Brogele, and means "enclosed area".[3]
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.[4]