Country Netherlands Postal code 5306 Population 2,994 (1 Jan 2010) Local time Thursday 3:37 PM Municipality Zaltbommel | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Dialing code 0418 Province Gelderland Area code 0418 Dialling code 418 | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind W at 34 km/h, 76% Humidity | ||
Brakel is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 8 km east of Gorinchem.
Map of Brakel, Netherlands
Brakel was a separate municipality until 1999, when it became a part of Zaltbommel.
In 2001, the town of Brakel had 2515 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.64 km², and contained 915 residences. The statistical area "Brakel", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2830.
References
Brakel, Gelderland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA