Hedel

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The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Hedel in the municipality of Maasdriel.

Hedel (he:dəl) is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 7 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch.

Hedel was a separate municipality until 1999, when it was merged with Maasdriel.[1]

In 2001, the town of Hedel had 4023 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.4 km², and contained 1567 residences.[2] The statistical area "Hedel", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4600.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.

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Coordinates: 51°44′48″N 5°15′33″E / 51.74667, 5.25917