world.wikisort.org - Netherlands

Search / Calendar

Oosterhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːstərɦʌut] (listen); from ooster, "eastern", and hout, "woods") is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. The municipality had a population of 55,616 in 2019.

Oosterhout
Municipality
Market square in Oosterhout
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°52′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
  BodyMunicipal council
  MayorMarcel Fränzel (acting) (D66)
Area
  Total73.09 km2 (28.22 sq mi)
  Land71.47 km2 (27.59 sq mi)
  Water1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
  Total55,616
  Density778/km2 (2,020/sq mi)
DemonymOosterhouter
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4849, 4900–4911
Area code0162
Websitewww.oosterhout.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Oosterhout, as per March 2014
Dutch Topographic map of Oosterhout, as per March 2014

Population centers


The municipality of Oosterhout includes the following places:


History


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.


Main sights



Sport


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



Notable people


WH de Vriese, 1891
WH de Vriese, 1891

Sport


Jennifer Vreugdenhil, 2019
Jennifer Vreugdenhil, 2019



References


  1. "Burgemeester mr. drs. S.W.Th. Huisman" (in Dutch). Gemeente Oosterhout. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 4902ZP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.



На других языках


[de] Oosterhout

Oosterhout ( anhören?/i) ist eine Gemeinde (Niederlande) in der Provinz Noord-Brabant mit 56.531 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2022). Ihre Gesamtfläche beträgt etwa 73 km².
- [en] Oosterhout



Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии