Peel region of North Brabant

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The Peel region of North Brabant is a rural area in the southeastern Netherlands characterized by former peat bog landscapes, small villages, and agricultural land.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf region
rural area
administrativeProvince North Brabant
borders Peel region of Limburg
country Netherlands
countrySubdivisionOf Kingdom of the Netherlands
hasCharacteristicFeature drainage canals
flat landscape
scattered farmsteads
hasClimate temperate oceanic climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
livestock farming
tourism
hasHistoricalFeature peat bog reclamation
hasLandscapeType agricultural land
former peat bog
hasLandUse arable farming
forestry
pasture
hasNearbyTown Asten
Deurne
Gemert
Helmond
Someren
hasProtectedArea De Groote Peel National Park
Deurnsche Peel and Mariapeel
linked to: Deurnsche Peel
hasSettlementType small villages
hasSoilType peat
sandy soils
hasTransportFeature rural roads
hasVegetation heathland
wetlands remnants
historicalPeriodOfPeatExtraction 19th century
early 20th century
knownFor nature reserves
peat extraction history
rural character
languageUsed Dutch
locatedIn North Brabant
southeastern Netherlands
locatedNear Limburg province
linked to: Limburg
partOf De Peel
regionalDialect Peel dialects of East Brabantian
linked to: Brabantian dialects

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Oploo locatedInRegion Peel region of North Brabant
Beek en Donk partOf De Peel region of North Brabant
linked to: Peel region of North Brabant
Laarbeek locatedInRegion Peel region of North Brabant
subject linked to: municipality of Laarbeek
Ommel locatedInRegion Peel region of North Brabant
Northeast Brabant contains Peel region (part)
linked to: Peel region of North Brabant