Halderberge

Halderberge (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑldərˌbɛrɣə] ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the west of the province of North Brabant. Its seat and most populous locality is Oudenbosch.

Population centres

• Oudenbosch (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

Railway Dordrecht to Roosendaal (part of line 11), with stations and official station abbreviations:

• Dordrecht (Ddr) (mun. Dordrecht)
• Dordrecht Zuid (Ddzd) (mun. Dordrecht)
• Lage Zwaluwe (Zlw) (mun. Moerdijk)
• Zevenbergen (Zvb) (mun. Moerdijk)
• Oudenbosch (Odb) (mun. Halderberge)
• Roosendaal (Rsd) (mun. Roosendaal)edit

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 (1883 in Oudenbosch — 1972) a Dutch architect

• Gabriel Nuchelmans (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
• Ad Tak (born 1953 in Nieuwe Gastel) a retired cyclist, competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Digna Ketelaar (born 1967 in Bosschenhoofd) a former Dutch tennis player

Gallery

• Markt, Oudenbosch
• Oud Gastel
• Hoeven, Sint Maartenspolder
• Stampersgat

External links

• Media related to Halderberge at Wikimedia Commons