Goirle () is a

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and

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in the southern

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, in the province of

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. Part of the suburban area of the city of

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

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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 Pepijn van Erp (born 1972) is a Dutch mathematician and skeptical activist. Van Erp studied mathematics at the Radboud University Nijmegen, graduating in 1999. After graduating, Van Erp worked as a statistics consultant at the PTT. Between 20 ...

(born 1972) a Dutch mathematician, skeptical activist and chess player * Jan Taminiau (born 1975) a Dutch clothes designer *

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

(born 1981) a Dutch singer, songwriter and lead vocalist of Finnish

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band

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Sport

* Tiest van Gestel (1881–1969) an archer and team gold medallist at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

Huub Zilverberg Hubertus "Huub" Zilverberg (born 13 January 1939 in Goirle) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Zilverberg won a stage in the Tour de France and in the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1959 : Olympia's Tour ;1961 :Ronde van ...

(born 1939) a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer *

Martin van Geel Martin van Geel (born 27 November 1960 in Goirle) is a retired Netherlands, Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Van Geel made his professional debut on at 24 August 1977 Willem II (football club), Willem II, and also played for AF ...

(born 1960) a retired Dutch footballer with over 430 club caps * Mathieu Hermans (born 1963) a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer * Roy Hendriksen (born 1969) a Dutch professional football manager, coach and former player with 438 club caps * Edwin Hermans (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 (born 1980) a Dutch former footballer with 409 club caps *

Ireen Wüst Irene Karlijn "Ireen" Wüst (; born 1 April 1986) is a Dutch former long track speed skater. Wüst became the most successful speed skating Olympian ever by achieving at least one gold medal in each of five consecutive Winter Olympic appearan ...

(born 1986) a Dutch long track allround speed skater, winner of eleven Olympic medals *

Eefje Muskens Eefje Muskens (born 17 June 1989), is a Dutch former badminton player who specializes in doubles. Her last partner for women's doubles was Selena Piek. She won the 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions of Dutch National Badminton Championships with Piek. ...

(born 1989) a Dutch badminton player, competed in the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

* 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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