Roosendaal
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| Roosendaal | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | North Brabant |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 107.21 km² (41.4 sq mi) |
| - Land | 106.43 km² (41.1 sq mi) |
| - Water | 0.78 km² (0.3 sq mi) |
| Population (1 June 2007) | |
| - Total | 77,487 |
| - Density | 728/km² (1,885.5/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Roosendaal (pronunciation ) is both a city and a municipality in the southern Netherlands. Together with surrounding towns it used to form a municipality named Roosendaal en Nispen. Since January 1st, 1997 the municipalities Roosendaal en Nispen and Wouw have merged into the municipality now simply known as Roosendaal.
The city is an important railway hub: the Zwolle-Roosendaal v.v. main line starts and ends here; the Amsterdam-Brussels v.v. international train service passes through Roosendaal, as does the express train Amsterdam-Vlissingen (Flushing) v.v.
The international train service might be cancelled in 2007 with the coming of the HSL-Zuid.
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[edit] Population centres
- Roosendaal (population: 66,660)
- Wouw (4,920)
- Heerle (1,900)
- Nispen (1,440)
- Wouwse Plantage (1,230)
- Moerstraten (660)
[edit] The city of Roosendaal
Roosendaal was established in the 13th century.
The professional football team RBC plays in Roosendaal. RBC demoted last year (2006) after having played the worst season in the Dutch football history.
[edit] People from Roosendaal
- Harry Broos (1898-1954), sprinter
- Antoine Mazairac (1901-1966), cyclist
- Fons Rademakers (1920-2007), filmmaker
- Jean Defraigne (born 1929), politician
- Theo Laseroms (1940-1991), footballer
- Ad Konings (born 1956), ichthyologist
- Joost Lagendijk (born 1957), politician
- Ingrid van Lubek (born 1971), triathlete
- Jeroen van Damme (born 1972), runner
- Bram Lomans (born 1975), hockey player
[edit] External links
- Official website (in Dutch)
- Map
- Railway station:
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