Someren
Someren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsoːmərə(n)] (
listen)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
Someren | |
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 Listed (Dutch 'monument') windmill in Someren | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg.png.webp) Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′N 5°43′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Dillia Blok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.50 km2 (31.47 sq mi) |
| • Land | 80.27 km2 (30.99 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (January 2019)[4] | |
| • Total | 19,322 |
| • Density | 241/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Somerenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5710–5715 |
| Area code | 0492, 0493 |
| Website | www |
The spoken dialect is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[5]
Population centres
- Someren-Eind
- Someren-Heide
- Someren
- Lierop
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Someren, June 2015
Notable people
- Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans (born 1944 in Someren) Bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch
- Marie-José de Groot (born 1966 in Someren) a Dutch rower, competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Vincent Voorn (born 1984 in Someren) a Dutch show jumper, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Evy Kuijpers (born 1995 in Lierop) a Dutch professional racing cyclist
Gallery
Someren, townhall_alongside_Zuid-Willemsvaart_01.jpg.webp)
Border of North Brabant and Limburg alongside Zuid-Willemsvaart
Someren, windmill: standerdmolen Den Evert
Somerense Heide
Someren Ruimtelijk Object Jan Samsom_13_in_Zuid-Willemsvaart_01.jpg.webp)
Sluis (canal lock) 13 in Zuid-Willemsvaart
References
- "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Someren. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Postcodetool for 5711EK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105
External links
Media related to Someren at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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