Brabantse Stedenrij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbraːbɑntsə ˌsteːdə(n)ˈrɛi]) is a term used in Dutch urban planning to designate the polycentric city region in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands.[3][4] It might loosely be translated into English as "Brabantine City Row" (a term not attested in English outside Wikipedia until LinkedIn adopted it in August 2020).[5] Its population is about 2 million. The main cities are 's-Hertogenbosch, Breda, Eindhoven, Helmond and Tilburg. Other municipalities of the area are Bergen op Zoom, Oss and Roosendaal. The metropolitan region also includes other large towns such as Boxtel, Etten-Leur, Oosterhout, Uden, Veghel, Veldhoven and Waalwijk.

Brabantse Stedenrij
Megalopolis
From top down, left to right: city centre of Eindhoven Port of Breda, with the Church of Our Lady in the back City centre of 's-Hertogenbosch with the St. John's Cathedral Tilburg: Joseph Church, Westpoint, Interpolis, Dionysius Church
Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°10′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Largest cities	Eindhoven Tilburg Breda 's-Hertogenbosch
Other municipalities	List Helmond Oss Roosendaal Bergen op Zoom Oosterhout Waalwijk Veldhoven Etten-Leur Uden Veghel Boxtel Heusden Geldrop-Mierlo Valkenswaard
Area [1]
• CMSA	2,436.37 km2 (940.69 sq mi)
• Land	2,375.38 km2 (917.14 sq mi)
• Water	60.99 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
Population  (31 August 2015)[2]
• CMSA	1,944,588
• Density	819/km2 (2,120/sq mi)

The Brabantse Stedenrij is home to many large companies. In science, technology & engineering one finds Philips, DAF, VDL, Ciber, Atos, NXP, FEI and Thales in Eindhoven, ASML and Navteq in Veldhoven, Vanderlande and Alliance Boots in Veghel, Merck & Co., Aspen and B. Braun Medical in Oss, Fujifilm and Tesla Motors in Tilburg, Bosch Rexroth in Boxtel, and Acer Inc. in 's-Hertogenbosch. Also, the area has a rich agriculture and food industry, e.g. Mars Inc., Agrifirm, Royal Canin and FrieslandCampina's DMV in Veghel, Bavaria in Lieshout, Heineken in 's-Hertogenbosch, Coca-Cola in Dongen, Vion in Boxtel, and Unilever's Unox in Oss.

Municipalities

Top 20 largest cities and towns of the Brabantse Stedenrij, 2022[6]

Nº	City/town (BAG)	Population	Municipality	Population
1	Eindhoven	225,923	Eindhoven	225,923
2	Tilburg	222,601	Tilburg	222,601
3	Breda	184,762	Breda	184,762
4	's-Hertogenbosch	155,555	's-Hertogenbosch	155,555
5	Helmond	88,515	Helmond	88,515
6	Roosendaal	67,255	Roosendaal	77,415
7	Oss	57,475	Oss	84,635
8	Bergen op Zoom	66,811	Bergen op Zoom	66,105
9	Oosterhout	49,115	Oosterhout	53,995
10	Veldhoven	43,865	Veldhoven	43,865
11	Etten-Leur	42,055	Etten-Leur	42,055
12	Uden	35,280	Uden	40,810
13	Rosmalen	34,340	's-Hertogenbosch	141,895
14	Waalwijk	31,620	Waalwijk	46,430
15	Veghel	31,032	Meierijstad	37,555
16	Valkenswaard	30,660	Valkenswaard	30,660
17	Best	28,700	Best	28,700
18	Geldrop	28,560	Geldrop-Mierlo	38,675
19	Boxtel	25,400	Boxtel	30,280
20	Vught	25,040	Vught	25,785

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  Eindhoven
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  Tilburg
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  Breda

See also

• Metropolitan area
• Megalopolis
• North Brabant
• BrabantStad
• Randstad
• Eindhoven metropolitan region
• Uden Veghel metropolitan region

References