Laarbeek () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the w ...

in the south of the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It was formed in 1997 from the former municipalities

Beek en Donk Beek en Donk is a town in the province North Brabant, Netherlands. There are 10,028 inhabitants. The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch). History The area of nowadays Beek en Do ...

, Aarle-Rixtel and Lieshout (which included the village Mariahout). Laarbeek is part of the

city region City region is a term in use since about 1950 by urbanists, economists and urban planners to mean a metropolitan area and hinterland, often having a shared administration. Typically, it denotes a city, conurbation or urban zone with multiple admi ...

'Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven', centered on the city of Eindhoven. The town hall is located in Beek en Donk. Lieshout is home of the Bavaria Brewery, one of the Netherlands' largest breweries which produces for local and foreign markets. The Croy Castle is located near the village Aarle-Rixtel.

Population centres

Politics

Municipal government

As of the 2018 municipal election, The

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

of Laarbeek has five parties. The municipal executive consists of four coalition parties: De Werkgroep, Algemeen Belang Laarbeek (ABL), Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Labour (PvdA). Each of these parties has one

Alderman An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members t ...

in the

College van Burgemeester en Wethouders In the Netherlands, the municipal executive (, ) is the executive board of a municipality. It plays a central role in municipal politics in the Netherlands, similar to the communal college in Belgium. It consists of the mayor and the members of ...

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Christian Democratic Appeal The Christian Democratic Appeal ( nl, Christen-Democratisch Appèl, ; CDA) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. It was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolution ...

, , , - , , align=left, Labour Party, ,

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Laarbeek, June 2015.''

Notable people

Arnoldus Arlenius Arnoldus Arlenius Peraxylus, (c. 1510 – 1582), born Arndt or Arnout van Eyndhouts or van Eynthouts, also known as Arnoud de Lens, was a Dutch humanist philosopher and poet. He was born in Aarle, near Helmond, (although some accounts say 's-Herto ...

(ca.1510 – 1582) a Dutch humanist philosopher and poet * Eustáquio van Lieshout (1890 in Aarle-Rixtel – 1943) a Dutch RC missionary in Brazil *

Guus Meeuwis Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis (born 23 March 1972) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands and Flanders during the 1990s and first decade of the 2000s. On 24 May 2015, Meeuwi ...

(born 1972 in Mariahout) a Dutch singer-songwriter * Bram Zwanen (born 1998 in Aarle-Rixtel) a Dutch footballer

Gallery

File:Veldkapel, Bakelseweg (Aarle-Rixtel).jpg, Aarle-Rixtel Veldkapel Bakelseweg File:Aarle-Rixtel Contraction JeanMarianne Bremers.jpg, Aarle-Rixtel Contraction File:Laarbeek Cafe Dorpstraat 18 20150404.jpg, Aarle-Rixtel Cafe Dorpstraat File:Mariahout Torrenven - panoramio.jpg, Mariahout Torrenven - panoramio File:Beek en Donk De Spijkermaker Toon Grassens.jpg, Beek en Donk De Spijkermaker

References

External links

* * Municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1997 {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub