Someren

Someren
Municipality

Monumental windmill in Someren

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Someren in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°23′N 5°43′E / 51.383°N 5.717°E / 51.383; 5.717Coordinates: 51°23′N 5°43′E / 51.383°N 5.717°E / 51.383; 5.717
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Alfred Veltman (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 81.50 km2 (31.47 sq mi)
 • Land 80.30 km2 (31.00 sq mi)
 • Water 1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 26 m (85 ft)
Population (February 2017)[4]
 • Total 18,793
 • Density 234/km2 (610/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Someraar
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 5710–5715
Area code 0492, 0493
Website www.someren.nl

Someren ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.

The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[5]

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Someren, June 2015

References

  1. ↑ "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Someren. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5711EK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105
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