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'''Steenbergen''' ({{IPA-nl|ˈsteːmˌbɛrɣə(n)|-|226 Steenbergen.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a town in the province of [[North Brabant]] in the south of the [[Netherlands]]. The municipality had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Steenbergen}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}} and covers an area of {{convert|{{Dutch municipality total area|Steenbergen}}|km2|abbr=on}} of which {{convert|{{Dutch municipality water area|Steenbergen}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The municipality is mainly agricultural including a strongly growing [[greenhouse]] sector, but Steenbergen and the nearby town of [[Dinteloord]] also contain some [[light industry]]. A new stretch of A4 motorway under construction is expected to further increase the municipality's attractiveness, allowing easy connections with the large cities of [[Rotterdam]] to the north and the Belgian city of [[Antwerp]] to the south. The connection with the nearby city of [[Bergen op Zoom]] will also be improved as a result.
==Population centres==
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== The city of Steenbergen ==
Steenbergen received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1272.
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[[File:RAFgravenSteenbergen.jpg|thumb|left|Graves of RAF Wing Commanders [[Guy Gibson]] and Jim Warwick]]
[[Guy Gibson]], [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] and the first CO of the [[RAF]]'s [[617 Squadron]] which he led in the "[[Operation Chastise|Dam Busters]]" raid in 1943, crashed with his [[de Havilland Mosquito|Mosquito]] aircraft in this municipality. Having returned to operational duties in 1944 after pestering Bomber Command, 26-year-old Gibson was killed along with his navigator, Sqn Ldr Jim Warwick, on a bombing raid on [[Rheydt]] (nowadays a borough of [[Mönchengladbach]]) operating as a [[Pathfinder (RAF)|Pathfinder]] [[Master Bomber]] based at [[RAF Coningsby]], when his [[de Havilland Mosquito]] XX, ''[[United Kingdom military aircraft serials|KB267]]'', crashed near Steenbergen on 19 September 1944. It was assumed for years that he had been shot down, but following the discovery of the wreckage it was found that a fault with the fuel tank selector possibly meant the aircraft simply ran out of fuel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Personal Effects of Guy Gibson on show |url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/newsweather/index.cfm?storyid=9936DF59-5056-A318-A8D77C88C6FCC163 |
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== Notable people ==
[[File:Schout-bij-nacht Bloys van Treslong 1807.jpg|140px|thumb|Bloys van Treslong, 1807]]
* [[Johan Arnold Bloys van Treslong]] (1757 in Steenbergen – 1824) a Dutch naval officer and [[Patriottentijd|Patriot]]
* [[Jan Maas (cyclist, born 1900)|Jan Maas]] (1900 in Steenbergen – 1977) a Dutch racing cyclist who competed in the [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924]] and the [[1928 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Niel Steenbergen]] (1911 in Steenbergen – 1997) a Dutch artist, sculptor, painter and medalist
* [[Ella Vogelaar]] (born 1949 in Steenbergen) a retired Dutch politician
* [[Pierre van Hooijdonk]] (born 1969 in Steenbergen) a retired Dutch international footballer with 551 club caps
* [[Eric Hellemons]] (born 1971 in Kruisland) a Dutch former footballer with 358 club caps and current football coach,
* [[Nasrdin Dchar]] (born 1978 in Steenbergen) a Moroccan-Dutch actor and presenter <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1504719/ IMDb Database] retrieved 27 August 2019 </ref>
== Gallery ==
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File:Steenbergen, Gumaruskerk foto4 2010-09-11 12.04.JPG|Steenbergen, church: St. Gummaruskerk
File:Steenbergse haven voorkant.JPG|Front view of the inner harbour of Steenbergen
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File:SteenbergenNoordwal.jpg|Northern City Dike, Steenbergen
File:Gibson and Warwick.jpg|Gibson and Warwick
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==See also==
*[[Dinteloord en Prinsenland]]
==References==
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{{North Brabant Province}}
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