Goirle () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the southern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, in the province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the w ...

. Part of the suburban area of the city of

Tilburg Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-larg ...

, it shares with it its phone area code and public transport system. The municipality also includes the

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

s of Breehees and Riel.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Goirle, June 2015''

Notable people

* Max Steenberghe (1899–1972) a Dutch politician and Govt. minister * John Boxtel (born 1930) a Dutch sculptor of woodcarvings and an art teacher * Pepijn van Erp (born 1972) a Dutch mathematician, skeptical activist and chess player *

Jan Taminiau Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

(born 1975) a Dutch clothes designer *

Floor Jansen Floor Jansen (; born 21 February 1981) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Jansen first became known as a member of symphonic metal band After Forever, standing as their lead vo ...

(born 1981) a Dutch singer, songwriter and lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish

Sport

* Tiest van Gestel (1881–1969) an archer and team gold medallist at the 1920 Summer Olympics * Huub Zilverberg (born 1939) a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer * Martin van Geel (born 1960) a retired Dutch footballer with over 430 club caps * Mathieu Hermans (born 1963) a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer *

Roy Hendriksen Roy Pierre Vernond Hendriksen (born 21 January 1969) is a Dutch professional football manager, coach and former player. During his 16-year playing career he played Eredivisie football with SC Cambuur, before retiring in 2007 and entering man ...

(born 1969) a Dutch professional football manager, coach and former player with 438 club caps *

Edwin Hermans Edwin Hermans (born 23 May 1974) is a Dutch former footballer, who played as a left-back. After his playing career, he moved to coaching. Early life Hermans was born in Goirle. He started playing football with amateur club RKTVV from Tilbur ...

(born 1974) a Dutch former footballer with over 360 club caps * Amanda Hopmans (born 1976) a former professional tennis player * Björn van der Doelen (born 1976) a retired football midfielder with 249 club caps and a singer/songwriter * Marcel Meeuwis (born 1980) is a Dutch former footballer with 300 club caps *

Joris Mathijsen Joris Mathijsen (born 5 April 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the director of football at Willem II. Club career Mathijsen started his football career at SV VOAB in Goirle after he visited a tr ...

(born 1980) a Dutch former footballer with 409 club caps * Ireen Wüst (born 1986) a Dutch long track allround speed skater, winner of eleven Olympic medals * Eefje Muskens (born 1989) a Dutch badminton player, competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics * Michael Kuiper (born 1989 in Riel) a Dutch mixed martial artist * Virgil Misidjan (born 1993) a Dutch footballer

Gallery

File:Goirle, windmolen De Visscher RM16529 IMG 7601 2020-09-14 17.54.jpg, Windmill File:Goirle, de Sint-Johannes Onthoofdingkerk RM16526 IMG 7605 2020-09-14 18.04.jpg, Church File:Regte Heide DSCF4299.jpg, Regte Heide File:Schoorsteen HAVEP.JPG, Schoorsteen HAVEP File:De Hovel.JPG, De Hovel File:MolenrompRielvoor.jpg, Molenromp Rielvoor

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