Bladel Local Custom Tips by Pavlik_NL

Bladel, centre in agricultural lands

Watch around in the outskirts of Bladel and you will find large low buildings between the new houseblocks. These farmhouses, with often wonderful straw roofs, are silent prooves that Bladel is the centre in a agricultural area. farming was and is still very important. It also is rather difficult as the soil (sandy) here is not that furtile as in - for example - the riverlands (clay). Still, the Brabant farmers did their best and obvioulsy with success. Until today it is one of the main drives of the economy here.

The stones on the marketsquare

Many will see the stones on the marketsquare and wonder what meaning they have. There are legends about them, varying from the witch-stories that always have been told in these surroundings to the idea that giants threw these blocks to the poor citizens of Bladel.
Close-by there is another stone-circle (Reusel) and maybe this has a connection with the ones in Bladel. Bladel is situated in the centre of the seven (or eight) "Zaligheden" (merry places) and there are stories that Bladel is doing it's utmost to also be taken into this group. The "status" that it brings would be welcome. Stones, especially the larger ones, always have had their meaning within these surroundings and stories (legends and myths) are very strong in the lands of the "Kempen" .