Niel (municipality)
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Niel is a municipality of 527 hectares, bounded by the charming Rupel and houses 9.226 inhabitants. The municipality is almost 860 old.
Originally Niel, was a vacation place for the wealthy city dwellers who stayed during the summer period. The Castle in de Ridder Berthoutlaan still refers to that period.
When later clay was discovered in the area, Niel became a stone bakers municipality.
Later the textile industry was added to it.
Population: 9.155 (2008)
Originally Niel, was a vacation place for the wealthy city dwellers who stayed during the summer period. The Castle in de Ridder Berthoutlaan still refers to that period.
When later clay was discovered in the area, Niel became a stone bakers municipality.
Later the textile industry was added to it.
Population: 9.155 (2008)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niel,_Belgium
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°6'20"N 4°20'8"E
- Beveren (Municipality) 30 km
- Antwerp (municipality) 31 km
- Geel 42 km
- Zundert (municipality) 51 km
- Mol 54 km
- Alphen-Chaam 58 km
- Steenbergen (municipality) 63 km
- Breda 64 km
- Tilburg 73 km
- Oirschot (Municipality) 78 km
- Niels Clay Pits 0.6 km
- Wind Turbine Power Station 2.4 km
- Boerenhoek 2.5 km
- The Park of 'Boom' 2.9 km
- Sauvegarde 2.9 km
- Lindenbos 3 km
- De Schorre 3.7 km
- Provincial Domain Broek De Nayer 4.2 km
- De Bocht 5.1 km
- Hazewinkel 5.8 km