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Reusel-De Mierden
Church in Lage Mierde
Church in Lage Mierde
Flag of Reusel-De Mierden
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Coat of arms of Reusel-De Mierden
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Highlighted position of Reusel-De Mierden in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Established 1 January 1997
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 78.64 km2 (30.36 sq mi)
 • Land 77.93 km2 (30.09 sq mi)
 • Water 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 12,759
 • Density 164/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5094–5096, 5540–5541
Area code 013, 0497

Reusel-De Mierden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrøːzəl də ˈmiːrdə(n)]) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. It is located in the North Brabant province, and has an area of 78.64 km2 (30.36 sq mi). It had a population of 12,759 in 2014.

Population centres

  • Hooge Mierde
  • Hulsel
  • Lage Mierde
  • Reusel

Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Reusel-De Mierden, June 2015

Genealogy

Reusel-De Mierden erroneously appears in more than a million family trees as a place of origin or residence. This is due to a software error that changed "Holland" to "Reusel-De Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands."

Huldenberg - Druivenkoers Overijse, 27 augustus 2014, vertrek (B053)
Geert van der Weijst, 2014

Notable people

  • Steven Mierdman (ca.1510 in Hooge Mierde – 1559) a Dutch printer of Reformation books
  • Harry van Gestel (born 1953 in Reusel) a Dutch artist and painter
  • Geert van der Weijst (born 1990 in Reusel) a former Dutch cyclist

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See also

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