Sprang-Capelle

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Sprang-Capelle

Total population

13,000

Air quality index

58Moderate

Coordinates51.67°, 5.03°

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

Overview

Sprang-Capelle is a former municipality in the North Brabant province of the Netherlands. It was formed in 1923 as a merger of the municipalities of Sprang, Vrijhoeve-Capelle and 's Grevelduin-Capelle. Therefore Sprang-Capelle consists of three villages: 's Grevelduin-Capelle, Vrijhoeve-Capelle and Sprang. In 1997 the municipality of Sprang-Capelle was added to the municipality of Waalwijk. The amusement park Efteling is located in the neighbourhood of Sprang-Capelle.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ben Knapen

Dutch politician and journalist

Cornelis Leonardus Bressers

Dutch politician (1856-1933)

Marius van Amelsvoort

Dutch politician (1930-2006)

Jacqueline Govaert

Dutch musician

Theodorus Marinus Roest

Dutch numismatician and conservator (1832-1898)

M

Marlou Peeters

Dutch football player

Jan de Geus

Dutch politician (1945-2007)

Anne Haast

Dutch chess player

K

Karel Willemen

Dutch industrial designer (1967)

V

Véronique Akkermans

Dutch judoka

Jos van Amelsvoort

Dutch composer (1910–2003)

J

Jan Willemen

Dutch graphic artist (1912-1985)

C

Carlos van Wanrooy

Dutch football player

L

Laurens van Kuik

Dutch painter (1889-1963)

Vincent Koreman

Dutch musician, performance artist and producer

Elvio van Overbeek

Dutch footballer

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

Nearby places in North Brabant

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  3.3 mi away · pop. 557
• Loon op Zand
  3.7 mi away · pop. 6,095
• Babyloniënbroek
  5 mi away · pop. 438
• Elshout
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,683
• Oosteind
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,254
• Heesbeen
  5.7 mi away · pop. 185
• Heusden
  6.5 mi away · pop. 1,325
• Raamsdonksveer
  6.7 mi away · pop. 12,535
• Biezenmortel
  7.3 mi away · pop. 1,420
• Oosterhout
  7.3 mi away · pop. 49,483
• Geertruidenberg
  7.3 mi away · pop. 6,880
• Waardhuizen
  7.4 mi away · pop. 249

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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