- Bavel (Netherlands)
infobox plaats in Nederland
soort = Dorp
naam = Bavel
kaart =
provincie =Noord-Brabant
gemeente =Breda /Alphen-Chaam
inwoners = 6435
datum inwoners = 2007
lat_deg =51| lat_min =34| lat_sec =26
lat_dir=N
lon_deg = 4| lon_min = 49| lon_sec = 51
lon_dir=EBavel is a
village in the Dutchprovince ofNorth Brabant . It is largely located within themunicipality ofBreda , although some rural areas fall under the authority of the municipality ofAlphen-Chaam .Until 1942 Bavel belonged to the municipality of
Bavel en Ginneken . In that year the city of Breda annexed Ginneken and what remained of the old borough becameNieuw-Ginneken . Then in 1997 this municipality ceased to exist after the population centres on the border to Breda were annexed by this city.Bavel currently has a population of around 6,500, the majority of the inhabitants live in the village itself, and some 590 in the surrounndig countryside, including the hamlets of
Roosberg ,Eikberg ,Bolberg ,Tervoort ,Lijndonk andLage Aard , some of which are mentioned in literary sources of the late Middle Ages. CBS Google Earth 2006]The municipality of Breda has in the last few years launched various plans to further expand the village towards the South, whilst a completely new village will be build on its Eastern fringe (around the old hamlets of Tervoort & Lijndonk). Additionally a large entertainment park will be developed to the North of these sites.
In recent years Bavel has already seen an extension to the North (Nieuw Wolfslaar).
References
External links
* http://www.digitaalbavel.nl Bavel website, with pictures.
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