Halderberge

Halderberge
Municipality
Basilica in Oudenbosch
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°35′N 4°32′E / 51.583°N 4.533°E / 51.583; 4.533
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Established	1 January 1997[1]
Government [2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Anne Mulder (VVD, acting)
Area [3]
• Total	75.21 km^2 (29.04 sq mi)
• Land	74.47 km^2 (28.75 sq mi)
• Water	0.74 km^2 (0.29 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	3 m (9.8 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[5]
• Total	30,430
• Density	409/km^2 (1,060/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4730–4754
Area code	0165
Website	www.halderberge.nl

Halderberge (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑldərˌbɛrɣə] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the west of the province of North Brabant. Its seat and most populous locality is Oudenbosch.

Population centres

• Oudenbosch (population: 13,110)
• Hoeven (6,560)
• Oud Gastel (6,360)
• Bosschenhoofd (2,180)
• Stampersgat (1,330)

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Halderberge, June 2015

Transportation

Railway Dordrecht to Roosendaal (part of line 11), with stations and official station abbreviations:

• Dordrecht (Ddr) (mun. Dordrecht)
• Dordrecht Zuid (Ddzd) (mun. Dordrecht)
• Lage Zwaluwe (Zlw) (mun. Moerdijk)
• Zevenbergen (Zvb) (mun. Moerdijk)
• Oudenbosch (Odb) (mun. Halderberge)
• Roosendaal (Rsd) (mun. Roosendaal)edit

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Twin towns — Sister cities

Halderberge is twinned with:

Międzyrzecz, Poland

Notable people

Cretien van Campen, 2016

• Jac. van Ginneken (1877 in Oudenbosch - 1945) a Dutch linguist, Jesuit priest and academic
• Marinus Jan Granpré Molière (1883 in Oudenbosch — 1972) a Dutch architect

• Gabriel Nuchelmans (1922 in Oud Gastel – 1996) a Dutch philosopher, focused on the philosophy of the Middle Ages
• Cretien van Campen (born 1963 in Oudenbosch) a Dutch author, editor and scientific researcher in social science and fine arts

Sport

• Janus van Merrienboer (1894 in Oud en Nieuw Gastel – 1947) an archer, competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics
• Ad Tak (born 1953 in Nieuwe Gastel) a retired cyclist, competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Digna Ketelaar (born 1967 in Bosschenhoofd) a former Dutch tennis player

Gallery

• 
  Markt, Oudenbosch
• 
  Oud Gastel
• 
  Hoeven, Sint Maartenspolder
• 
  Stampersgat

References

1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
2. "Burgemeester G.A.A.J. - Janssen" (in Dutch). Gemeente Halderberge. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
4. "Postcodetool for 4731GJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links

• Media related to Halderberge at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website