Drimmelen

Drimmelen
Municipality
Aerial photo of Made

Flag
Highlighted position of Drimmelen in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°41′N 4°48′E / 51.683°N 4.800°E / 51.683; 4.800Coordinates: 51°41′N 4°48′E / 51.683°N 4.800°E / 51.683; 4.800
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Gert de Kok (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 119.43 km2 (46.11 sq mi)
 • Land 96.13 km2 (37.12 sq mi)
 • Water 23.30 km2 (9.00 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 3 m (10 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
 • Total 26,992
 • Density 281/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 4844–4845, 4920–4927
Area code 0162
Website www.drimmelen.nl

Drimmelen ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province North Brabant.

Population centres

Towns:

Hamlets (population data concerning these hamlets are included in the population data of the towns near which they are located):

  • Blauwe Sluis
  • Oud-Drimmelen
  • Helkant

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Drimmelen, June 2015.

Transportation

The Lage Zwaluwe railway station is situated on the Breda–Rotterdam railway and the railway to Roosendaal.

References

  1. ↑ "Collegeleden" [Board members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Drimmelen. Retrieved 10 May 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 4921BV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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