Reusel-De Mierden
Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands
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Reusel-De Mierden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrøːzəl də ˈmiːrdə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. It is located in the North Brabant province, and has an area of 78.66 km2 (30.37 sq mi). It had a population of 13,127 in 2021.
Reusel-De Mierden | |
|---|---|
Church in Lage Mierde | |
Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 51°22′N 5°10′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Established | 1 January 1997[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jetty Eugster-van Bergeijk (acting) (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.66 km2 (30.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 77.88 km2 (30.07 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 13,127 |
| • Density | 169/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5094–5096, 5540–5541 |
| Area code | 013, 0497 |
| Website | www |
Population centres
- Hooge Mierde
- Hulsel
- Lage Mierde
- Reusel
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Reusel-De Mierden, June 2015
Genealogy
Reusel-De Mierden erroneously appears in more than a million family trees as a place of origin or residence. This is due to a software error that changed "Holland" to "Reusel-De Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands."[6]
Notable people
- Steven Mierdman (ca.1510 in Hooge Mierde – 1559) a Dutch printer of Reformation books
- Harry van Gestel (born 1953 in Reusel) a Dutch artist and painter
- Geert van der Weijst (born 1990 in Reusel) a former Dutch cyclist