Eersel
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Eersel
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Area (2006)
- Total	83.28 km² (32.2 sq mi)
- Land	82.44 km² (31.8 sq mi)
- Water	0.84 km² (0.3 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Total	18,032
- Density	219/km² (567.2/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Eersel (pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in southern Netherlands in the province of North Brabant. Eersel is situated in the Campine (Kempen) area.

Eersel is part of the Acht Zaligheden (Eight Delights) and known for its attractive market. This marked, together with the Hint, has been declared a protected village on October 19th, 1967. This has been done to guarantee the future survival of its authentic character.

Population centres

• Duizel
• Eersel
• Knegsel
• Steensel
• Vessem
• Wintelre

Trivia

In the Massively multiplayer online game Battleground Europe Eersel is home to the 'Funny Farm' - a testing area with thousands of pieces of WWII equipment orbiting the municipality. ^[1]

External links

• Official website
• Eersel website

References

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Coordinates: 51°22′N, 5°19′E

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