Gastel
Gastel | |
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Village | |
 Cornelius Chapel | |
  Gastel Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Gastel Gastel (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°17′8″N 5°33′14″E / 51.28556°N 5.55389°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Cranendonck |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 760 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6028[1] |
| Dialing code | 0495 |
Gastel is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck. In 2020, the village had 744 inhabitants.
History
[edit]The village was first mentioned in 1307 as Gherardus de Gastele, and means guesthouse/inn.[3]
Gastel was home to 79 people in 1840.[4] Gastel was a separate municipality until 1821, when it became a part of Soerendonk, Sterksel en Gastel.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6028RA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ↑ "Gastel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ↑ "Gastel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
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