Gastel | |
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: | Cranendonck |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 29 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.92 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 760 |
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: | 6028 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0495 |
Coordinates: | 51.2856°N 5.5539°W |
Gastel is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck. In 2020, the village had 744 inhabitants.
The village was first mentioned in 1307 as Gherardus de Gastele, and means guesthouse/inn.[3]
Gastel was home to 79 people in 1840.[4] Gastel was a separate municipality until 1821, when it became a part of Soerendonk, Sterksel en Gastel.[5]