Waalre () is an affluent
municipality
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and
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the province of North Brabant in the southern
Netherlands
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, immediately south of the city of
Eindhoven.
Population centres
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Aalst
* Waalre
Waalre is the so-called ''Groenfontein'' (Green fountain). This stems from its civic policy to provide a diverse tree population in streets and lanes.
Waalre is considered one of the richest villages in the Netherlands due to the numerous millionaires living there. It was voted 7th best Dutch municipality to live in, according to a 2010 Elsevier research. The municipality is surrounded by woods, fields, and lakes. The nearest city is Eindhoven, which is situated on the other side of the
A67 motorway.
The spoken language is Kempenlands (an
East Brabantian
East Brabantian ( nl, Oost Noord-Brabants or Oost Brabants) is one of the main divisions of the Brabantian dialect group recognized by the ''Woordenboek van de Brabantse dialecten''. East Brabantian dialects are mainly spoken in the eastern part o ...
dialect, which is very similar to colloquial
Dutch
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People E ...
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Town council
The current town council was elected at the 2014 local elections.
Waalre Town Hall
In July 2012 the town hall of Waalre was destroyed by a fire that resulted from two cars driving into the building from opposite ends at night.
Notable people
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Geert Jan Jansen (born 1943 in Waalre) a Dutch painter and art forger, who was arrested in 1994 and convicted in 2000.
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John Baselmans
John Baselmans (born May 20, 1954 in Waalre, North Brabant) is a Dutch artist, sculptor, graphic designer, and illustrator. He was born in Aalst but has lived and worked in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles since 1982. Since 1984, Baselmans has d ...
(born 1954 in Aalst) a Dutch artist, sculptor, graphic designer and illustrator, lives in
Curaçao
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Jan van den Dobbelsteen
Jan van den Dobbelsteen (born 28 September 1954, Waalre) is an interdisciplinary Dutch artist who teaches at Academy St. Joost in Breda and lives and works in Eindhoven.
Biography: ''"He has been working with sound and sound installations for mo ...
(born 1954 in Waalre) an interdisciplinary Dutch artist who teaches at
Academy St. Joost
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Frans van Houten (born 1960) CEO of
Royal Philips Electronics
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, it has been mostly headquartered in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarters is ...
since 2011
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Martijn Oostra (born 1971 in Waalre) a Dutch graphic designer, photographer, artist and publicist
Gallery
File:Oude Sint Willibrorduskerk, Waalre.JPG, Oude Sint Willibrordus kerk, Waalre
File:Monument 513719, Eindhovenseweg 67 Waalre.jpg, Eindhovenseweg, Waalre
File:Waalre Heikant.jpg, Heikant, a hamlet located between Waalre and Valkenswaard
File:Eindhovenseweg 91, Aalst GM.JPG, Eindhovenseweg, Aalst
References
External links
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Municipalities of North Brabant
Populated places in North Brabant
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