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Oosterhout is home to several sports clubs, for example volleyball club [[VOKO-Irodion]], football clubs [[SCO-Tofs]], [[VV Oosterhout]], baseball club [[Twins]] and hockey club [[De Warande]]. |
Oosterhout is home to several sports clubs, for example volleyball club [[VOKO-Irodion]], football clubs [[SCO-Tofs]], [[VV Oosterhout]], baseball club [[Twins]] and hockey club [[De Warande]]. |
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== Myth == |
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Oosterhout has one well known myth. There is a story about the train station that Oosterhout never got. There is a special reason. |
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In the time the train stations were distributed to the municipalities, representatives of the municipalities of Gilze and Rijen as well as those of Oosterhout went to the political capital. After a long trip by coach the representatives of Oosterhout wanted to eat a bit first and freshen themselves up and continue their visit. The representatives of Gilze and Rijen did it exactly the other way around. By the time the representatives of Oosterhout arrived at the meeting the station had been decided to be in Gilze and Rijen. |
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From this story a custom was born: "Eerst even eten..." ("First we eat...") |
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The reality is that Gilze-Rijen is between Breda and Tilburg. These two are larger cities that needed the connection. Oosterhout would be a long way around. It's not en route so it is possible that this story is true but it is more likely that this story was made up. |
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== Famous people from Oosterhout == |
== Famous people from Oosterhout == |
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Oosterhout
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Municipality
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Area
(2006)
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| • Total | 73.09 km2 (28.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 71.59 km2 (27.64 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Population
(1 June, 2008)
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| • Total | 54,015 |
| • Density | 755/km2 (1,960/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Oosterhout (pronunciationⓘ) is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. At June, 2008, the city population was 54,015.
Oosterhout received city rights in 1809 which were granted by Louis Bonaparte.
Oosterhout is home to several sports clubs, for example volleyball club VOKO-Irodion, football clubs SCO-Tofs, VV Oosterhout, baseball club Twins and hockey club De Warande.
51°39′N 4°51′E / 51.650°N 4.850°E / 51.650; 4.850
