Veghel | |
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Town and former municipality | |
From top down, left to right: market square of Veghel, former cantonal court and town hall, Klondike villa, Sacred Heart statue, Wiebenga silo, Airborne Monument, Saint Lambert Church, former Synagogue of Veghel | |
Coordinates: 51°37′N 5°33′E / 51.617°N 5.550°E | |
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Province | ![]() |
Municipality | Meierijstad |
Incorporated | 1310 |
Market rights | 1719 |
Merged | 2017 |
Area | |
• Town | 43.06 km2 (16.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Town | 32,585 |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Veghelaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 5460–5469 |
Area code | 0413 |
Website | www |
Veghel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛxəl] ) is a town and a former municipality in Southern Netherlands. On 1 January 2017 Veghel, together with Schijndel and Sint-Oedenrode, it merged into a new municipality called Meierijstad, creating the largest municipality of the province of North Brabant in terms of land area.[3]