Budel

For other uses, see Budel (disambiguation).
Budel
Town
Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
Flag of Budel
Flag
Coat of arms of Budel
Coat of arms
Budel is located in North Brabant
Budel
Budel
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Budel is located in Netherlands
Budel
Budel
Budel (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°16′21″N 5°34′28″E / 51.27250°N 5.57444°E / 51.27250; 5.57444
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityCranendonck
Area
[1]
 • Total
26.16 km2 (10.10 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
9.765
 • Density0.37/km2 (0.97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6021[1]
Dialing code0495

Budel is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck, 25 km outside Eindhoven. Kempen Airport is located near Budel.

History

It was first mentioned in 779 as Budilio, and means "place with houses".[3] Budel developed in the Early Middle Ages from a collection of agrarian settlements around the Buulder Aa. In 1421, it became part of the Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch.[4]

The Catholic Visitation of the Virgin Mary is a basilica-like church built between 1904 and 1912 with a tall tower. The Schepenhuis is located on the main market and was built in 1771. It has been used as town hall, but also as market. In 1981 and 1982, it was restored and returned to its original shape.[4]

The grist mill Nooit Gedagt was built in 1846. The windmill started to be used less during the 1960s. In 1967, however, it was restored and heightened. The windmill is still in use on Saturdays and sometimes during the week.[5]

Budel was home to 440 people in 1840.[6] Budel used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Maarheeze in 1997, and changed its name a year later to Cranendonck.[7] It is home to the Budelse Brouwerij, one of the country's largest microbreweries.[8]

South of the town the large zinc smelter of Nyrstar (named Umicore before 2007) is located.

Though located in North Brabant near Eindhoven, the spoken dialect is Budels (linguistically a Limburgish dialect), rather than Kempenlands (linguistically an East Brabantian dialect).

  • Schepenhuis: the former town hall
    Schepenhuis: the former town hall
  • Monastery
    Monastery
  • Wind mill Nooitgedagt
    Wind mill Nooitgedagt
  • Brewery
    Brewery

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6021AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Budel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Budel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Nooit Gedagt". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Budel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  7. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  8. ^ McFarland, Ben (2009). World's Best Beers: One Thousand Craft Brews from Cask to Glass. Sterling. p. 170. ISBN 9781402766947.
  • Media related to Budel at Wikimedia Commons