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Breugel
Breugel
Village
	Clergy house
	Breugel Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Breugel Breugel (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 51°31′N 5°31′E / 51.517°N 5.517°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Son en Breugel
Area
• Total	6.60 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	4,820
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5694
Dialing code	0499

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.

History

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 25 metres (82 ft) 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.^[4]

Breugel was home to 335 people in 1840.^[4]

Gallery

St Genoveva Church
House in Breugel
Bridge in Breugel

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 5694AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Breugel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Breugel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.