Halderberge Explained

Halderberge
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Flag Size:	100x67px
Map Alt:	Highlighted position of Halderberge in a municipal map of North Brabant
Coordinates:	51.5833°N 36°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	North Brabant
Established Title:	Established
Established Date:	1 January 1997^[1]
Government Footnotes:	^[2]
Governing Body:	Municipal council
Leader Party:	VVD
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Bernd Roks
Unit Pref:	Metric
Elevation Footnotes:	^[3]
Elevation M:	3
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postcode
Postal Code:	4730–4754
Area Code Type:	Area code
Area Code:	0165

Halderberge (pronounced as /nl/) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands.

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

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Halderberge is twinned with:

Międzyrzecz, Poland

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

External links

• • Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997 . Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997 . nl . cbs.nl . . 28 May 2014.
2. Web site: Burgemeester G.A.A.J. - Janssen . nl . Gemeente Halderberge . 28 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201301/http://www.halderberge.nl/smartsite.shtml?ch=INT&id=54207 . 14 July 2014.
3. Web site: Postcodetool for 4731GJ . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 28 May 2014.