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[[File:Oosterhout-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg|255px|thumb|''Dutch Topographic map of Oosterhout, as per March 2014'']]
'''Oosterhout''' ({{IPA-nl|ˈoːstərɦʌut|-|215 Oosterhout.ogg}}; from ''ooster'', "eastern", and ''hout'', "woods") is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a city in the southern [[Netherlands]]. The municipality had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Oosterhout}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}}.
== Population centers ==
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*Monastery of St. Catherine, once a castle held by the Knights Hospitaller.
*Slotbossetoren, destroyed castle
== Culture ==
[[De anoniemen]] a group of statues created by Paul Elshout is situated in Slotpark.
== Sport ==
Oosterhout is home to several sports clubs, for example volleyball club [[VOKO]], football clubs [[SCO-Tofs]], [[VV Oosterhout]], baseball club [[
=== Sport
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*[[VOKO]], Volleyball
*ATV Scorpio, Athletics
*SCO-Tofs, Football
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*De Glaskoning Twins, Baseball
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== Notable
[[File:Vriese.jpg|175px|thumb|WH de Vriese, 1891]]
* [[Willem Hendrik de Vriese]] (1806–1862) a Dutch botanist and physician
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* [[Wanny van Gils]] (1959–2018) a Dutch football player with over 300 club caps and coach
* [[Kelly van Zon]] (born 1987) a Dutch table tennis player
* [[Wesley Vissers]] (born 1993) a Dutch professional bodybuilder
* [[Jennifer Vreugdenhil]] (born 1995) a Dutch footballer
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{{North Brabant Province}}
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[[Category:Oosterhout| ]]
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Oosterhout
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Market square in Oosterhout
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Location in North Brabant
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Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°52′E / 51.633°N 4.867°E / 51.633; 4.867 | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Marcel Fränzel (acting) (D66) |
Area | |
• Total | 73.09 km2 (28.22 sq mi) |
• Land | 71.47 km2 (27.59 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population
(January 2021)[4]
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• Total | 56,206 |
• Density | 786/km2 (2,040/sq mi) |
Demonym | Oosterhouter |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode |
4849, 4900–4911
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Area code | 0162 |
Website | www |
Oosterhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːstərɦʌut] ⓘ; from ooster, "eastern", and hout, "woods") is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. The municipality had a population of 56,206 in 2021.
The municipality of Oosterhout includes the following places:
Oosterhout is mentioned for the first time in 1277, although archaeological excavations showed the existence of human settlements in the area in prehistoric times. The Knights Templar had a temple here dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It was home to a castle which later acquired control over the surrounding area, up to Breda and Bergen op Zoom. The castle was destroyed by Spanish troops during the Eighty Years War, in 1573; only a tower of it survives today.
The city became the seat of a flourishing ceramics industry, which lasted until the 19th century. In 1625 the city was besieged by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and suffered heavy damage.
Despite the rise of Protestantism, it was home to several Catholic monasteries, including that of the Premonstratensians, which is still active. Oosterhout received city rights in 1809, by will of Louis Bonaparte.
De anoniemen a group of statues created by Paul Elshout is situated in Slotpark.
Oosterhout is home to several sports clubs, for example volleyball club VOKO, football clubs SCO-Tofs, VV Oosterhout, baseball club Twins and hockey club De Warande.
Places adjacent to Oosterhout
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