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Heerle

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Heerle (Brabantic: Èrel) is a village in the municipality of Roosendaal, in the Dutch province of North Brabant. Before the municipal reorganisation of 1997, Heerle was part of the municipality of Wouw. It lies between the cities of Bergen op Zoom and Roosendaal.

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Heerle
Lindestraat, Roosendaal

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N 51.518333333333 ° E 4.3591666666667 °
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Lindestraat 3
4726 AV Roosendaal
North Brabant, Netherlands
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