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Halderberge () 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' ...
in the southern
Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
, in the west of the
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
North Brabant North Brabant ( ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, Dutch Brabant or Hollandic 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 ...
. Its seat and most populous locality is
Oudenbosch Oudenbosch () is a town in the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Halderberge in the west of the Dutch province of North Brabant. Oudenbosch is well known for its Oudenbosch Basilica, 'Basiliek', a Catholic church that is a smaller ...
.


Population centres

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Oudenbosch Oudenbosch () is a town in the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Halderberge in the west of the Dutch province of North Brabant. Oudenbosch is well known for its Oudenbosch Basilica, 'Basiliek', a Catholic church that is a smaller ...
(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


International relations


Twin towns — Sister cities

Halderberge is twinned with:


Notable people

* Jac. van Ginneken (1877 in Oudenbosch - 1945) a Dutch linguist, Jesuit priest and academic *
Marinus Jan Granpré Molière Marinus Jan Granpré Molière (Oudenbosch, 13 October 1883 – Wassenaar, 13 February 1972) was a Dutch architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Granpré Molière was a professor ...
(1883 in Oudenbosch — 1972) a Dutch architect *
Gabriel Nuchelmans Gabriel Nuchelmans (15 May 1922, Oud Gastel – 6 August 1996, Wassenaar) was a Dutch philosopher, who focused on the history of philosophy as well as on logic and the philosophy of language more in particular. Biography After completing high sch ...
(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 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 ...
* Ad Tak (born 1953 in Nieuwe Gastel) a retired cyclist, competed at the
1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...
* Digna Ketelaar (born 1967 in Bosschenhoofd) a former Dutch tennis player


Gallery

File:Markt Oudenbosch P1070186.JPG, Markt, Oudenbosch File:Oud Gastel P1070241.JPG, Oud Gastel File:Hoeven Sint Maartenspolder 1245.JPG, Hoeven, Sint Maartenspolder File:Stampersgat P1070260.JPG, Stampersgat


References


External links

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Official website
Municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1997 {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub