Son en Breugel
Son en Breugel ( listen? / I ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant.
Districts
The municipality consists of the villages Breugel Son and as the seat of government. Son is located about 10 km as the crow north of Eindhoven and directly north of the Wilhelminakanal.
History
On September 17, 1944 began in the area the surgery Garden - part of Operation Market Garden. Soldiers of the German Wehrmacht blew up in front of the attacker a road bridge at Son, that led over the Wilhelminakanal.
Allocation of seats in the municipal council
- Dorpsbelang: 5 seats
- VVD: 3 seats
- CDA: 3 seats
- PvdA / Groen Links: 3 seats
- GSSB: 3 seats
Sons and daughters of the town
- Willemijn Verkaik (born 16 June 1975), Dutch musical actress