Hedel

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Hedel

Total population

4,890

Coordinates51.74°, 5.26°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hedel is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 7 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Abraham Gulich

Dutch philosopher, theologian and university professor (1642–1679)

Josje Huisman

Dutch singer

Jacob van Eyck

Dutch composer

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Dirck van Delen

Dutch Golden Age painter (1605-1671)

Hendrik Merkus de Kock

Dutch army officer and politician (1779-1845)

Gisbertus Voetius

Dutch theologian (1589-1676)

Johan Wolfert van Brederode

Dutch politician (1599-1655)

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Hendrik van der Geld

Dutch sculptor (1838-1914)

J

Jean Conrad de Kock

Dutch banker (1755-1794)

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Martin Wolfs

Dutch cyclist

Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens

Dutch theologian and priest (1935–2013)

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Adrianus Lambertus Brok

Dutch university teacher (1911-1986)

A

Albert Breunissen Troost

Dutch architect (1832–1900)

Paulus Voet

Dutch professor, writer, philosopher and law scholar (1619-1667)

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Nayib Lagouireh

Dutch footballer

Jolijn van de Wiel

Dutch actress

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Gelderland

• Velddriel
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,305
• Hoenzadriel
  3 mi away · pop. 415
• Delwijnen
  3.5 mi away · pop. 355
• Alem
  4.5 mi away · pop. 645
• Nieuwaal
  5.5 mi away · pop. 760
• Opijnen
  6 mi away · pop. 1,176
• Heesselt
  6 mi away · pop. 432
• Neerijnen
  6 mi away · pop. 490
• Hellouw
  6.6 mi away · pop. 1,015
• Est
  7.8 mi away · pop. 578
• Enspijk
  9.8 mi away · pop. 565
• Gellicum
  10.2 mi away · pop. 325

Browse all places in Gelderland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

King Bolete

Boletus edulis

Seen 2026-09-30

Sulphur Tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

Seen 2026-09-28

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-27

artist's bracket

Ganoderma applanatum

Seen 2026-09-27

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-26

jimsonweed

Datura stramonium

Seen 2026-09-25

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-25

hen of the woods

Grifola frondosa

Seen 2026-09-25

Golden Dock

Rumex maritimus

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers