Goirle () is a

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

and

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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 th ...

. 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-lar ...

, 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 to ...

s of Breehees and Riel.

Topography

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

Notable people

Max Steenberghe Maximilien Paul Léon "Max" Steenberghe (2 May 1899 – 22 January 1972) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), which later formed to the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and is now merged into the Christian Demo ...

(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 (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 voca ...

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

symphonic metal Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guita ...

band

Nightwish Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka N ...

Sport

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

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

* 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 Mathieu Hermans (born 9 January 1963 in Goirle) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. Mathieu Hermans was the Lanterne rouge of the Tour de France twice, in 1987 and 1989. He won a stage in the 1989 Tour de France. Hermans was mor ...

(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 Marcel Meeuwis (born 31 October 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Meeuwis played for amateur club Taxandria, and made his debut in professional football in the 2000–01 season at Willem II. Dur ...

(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 tra ...

(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 appearances ...

(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 Michael Jan Hugo Kuiper (born June 7, 1989) is a Dutch mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2009, he has competed for the UFC and Titan FC. Mixed martial arts career ...

(born 1989 in Riel) a Dutch mixed martial artist *

Virgil Misidjan Virgil Roy Misidjan (born 24 July 1993), nicknamed Vura as worn on his shirt, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Twente in the Eredivisie. Career Early career Born in Goirle, part of the suburban area of the city ...

(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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