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[[File:Vriese.jpg|175px|thumb|WH de Vriese, 1891]] |
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[[File:Jennifer Vreugdenhil in May 2019 (cropped).jpg|175px|thumb|Jennifer Vreugdenhil, 2019]] |
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*[[Extince]] (Peter Kops), Dutch rapper |
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* [[Willem Hendrik de Vriese]] (1806–1862) a Dutch botanist and physician |
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* [[Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje]] (1857–1936) a Dutch scholar of Oriental cultures and Advisor to the colonial government of the [[Netherlands East Indies]] |
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*[[Jimmy van den Nieuwenhuizen]], drummer [[The Passion]], [[Amstel Live!]], [[Van Velzen]] |
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| ⚫ | * [[Marinus De Jong]] (1891-1984) a Belgian composer and pianist of Dutch origin |
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* [[Gerrit Brokx]] (1933–2002) a Dutch politician |
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* [[Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Liesen]] (born 1960) a Dutch clergyman and bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Breda]] |
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* [[Mirjam Mous]] (born 1963) a Dutch author of children's literature |
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* Peter Kops (born 1967) known as [[Extince]], a Dutch rapper |
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* [[Sander P. Zwegers]] (born 1975) a Dutch mathematician and academic |
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* [[Kees Pijl]] (1897–1976) a Dutch footballer with 203 caps for [[Feyenoord]], competed in the [[1924 Summer Olympics]] |
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* [[Wanny van Gils]] (1959–2018) a Dutch football player with over 300 club caps and coach |
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* [[Kelly van Zon]] (born 1987) a Dutch table tennis player |
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* [[Jennifer Vreugdenhil]] (born 1995) a Dutch footballer |
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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.
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.
Sport Clubs:
Media related to Oosterhout, North Brabant at Wikimedia Commons
Places adjacent to Oosterhout
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