Geldrop-Mierlo

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Geldrop-Mierlo
Location of Geldrop-Mierlo
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Area (2006)
 - Municipality 31.39 km²  (12.1 sq mi)
 - Land 31.06 km² (12 sq mi)
 - Water 0.34 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Municipality 37,839
 - Density 1,218/km² (3,154.6/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Geldrop-Mierlo (pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality was created from the two former municipalities of Geldrop and Mierlo.

Geldrop-Mierlo has about 38,000 inhabitants. It covers the surface of 31.39 km² (about 12 square miles). The are two villages of Geldrop and Mierlo used to be separate municipalities, but joined together after threats from Helmond to take over Mierlo.

  • Former Dutch prime-minister Dries van Agt was born in Geldrop.
  • Swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband, winner of three Olympic gold medals, grew up in Geldrop.
  • Poet Lévi Weemoedt was born in Geldrop in 1948.
  • Football defender Ernest Faber was born in Geldrop in 1971.


 
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