Made: Brabant Village Near the Biesbosch Wetlands
South of the Biesbosch national park, one of Europe's largest freshwater tidal areas, Made serves as the administrative centre of the gemeente Drimmelen. About 11,795 residents live in this Brabant village where the Markt and Sint-Clemenskerk form the traditional core. Boat excursions and kayak routes into the Biesbosch depart from nearby Drimmelen village.
Arable farming and fruit growing characterise the surrounding polders. Carnival is celebrated with the usual Brabant enthusiasm. Residential expansion has drawn families from the Breda-Dordrecht corridor. Breda is about 15 kilometres south, Oosterhout roughly 10 kilometres east.
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South of the Biesbosch national park, one of Europe's largest freshwater tidal areas, Made serves as the administrative centre of the gemeente Drimmelen. About 11,795 residents live in this Brabant village where the Markt and Sint-Clemenskerk form the traditional core. Boat excursions and kayak routes into the Biesbosch depart from nearby Drimmelen village.
Arable farming and fruit growing characterise the surrounding polders. Carnival is celebrated with the usual Brabant enthusiasm. Residential expansion has drawn families from the Breda-Dordrecht corridor. Breda is about 15 kilometres south, Oosterhout roughly 10 kilometres east.
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