Brakel

Brakel is a municipality in the province of in the Denderstreek and the Flemish Ardennes. The name is derived from a Carolingian villa Braglo first mentioned in 866 and located in the center of Opbrakel.
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  • Type: Municipality with 14,800 residents
  • Description: municipality in East Flanders, Belgium
  • Also known as: “45059”, “Braine”, “Brakel (Belgie)”, and “Brakel, Belgium”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights: Tenbosse and Valkenberg.

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
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is a peak.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nederbrakel and Everbeek.

Village
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is a town in the municipality of Brakel.

Village
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is a village situated in the Flemish Ardennes and in the Denderstreek in .

Village
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is a village and deelgemeente of the municipality of Brakel.

Brakel

Latitude
50.798° or 50° 47′ 53″ north
Longitude
3.7628° or 3° 45′ 46″ east
Population
14,800
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
9F25QQX7+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3653208452
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­municipality
Geo­Names ID
2790422
Wiki­data ID
Q845980
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zeeuws—“Brakel” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Brakel”
  • Breton: “Brakel”
  • Bulgarian: “Бракел”
  • Catalan: “Brakel”
  • Cebuano: “Brakel (parokya sa Belhika)”
  • Cebuano: “Brakel”
  • Chinese: “布拉克尔”
  • Chinese: “布拉克爾”
  • Danish: “Brakel”
  • Dutch: “Brakel”
  • Esperanto: “Brakel”
  • Estonian: “Brakel”
  • Faroese: “Brakel”
  • French: “Bracle”
  • French: “Brakel”
  • German: “Brakel”
  • Hebrew: “בראקל”
  • Hungarian: “Brakel”
  • Irish: “Brakel”
  • Italian: “Brakel”
  • Kalaallisut: “Brakel”
  • Korean: “브라끌”
  • Luxembourgish: “Brakel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Brakel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brakel”
  • Norwegian: “Brakel”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Brakel”
  • Persian: “برکل”
  • Polish: “Brakel”
  • Portuguese: “Brakel (Bélgica)”
  • Portuguese: “Brakel”
  • Romanian: “Brakel”
  • Russian: “Бракел”
  • Russian: “Бракель”
  • Slovak: “Brakel”
  • Spanish: “Brakel”
  • Swedish: “Brakel”
  • Turkish: “Brakel”
  • Ukrainian: “Бракель”
  • Urdu: “براکل، بیلجیم”
  • Uzbek: “Brakel, Belgiya”
  • Uzbek: “Brakel”
  • Vietnamese: “Brakel”
  • Vlaams: “Broakel”
  • Volapük: “Brakel”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Brakel”
  • Zeeuws: “Braokel”
  • “Brakel”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Everbeek-Boven and Parike.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Posseidon and Vredegerecht Geraardsbergen.

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