Waalwijk

Waalwijk municipality

flag	coat of arms
province	North Brabant
mayor	Nol Kleijngeld ( PvdA )
Seat of the municipality	Waalwijk
Area  - land  - water	67.72  km 2 64.69 km 2 3.03 km 2
CBS code	0867
Residents	48,253 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	713 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	51 ° 41 ′  N , 5 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′  N , 5 ° 4 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0416
Postcodes	5140-5146, 5160-5165
Website	Homepage of Waalwijk
Waalwijk, view of Sint Janskerk and town hall

Waalwijk ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a municipality and city in the Netherlands , province of Noord-Brabant . The area is approximately 67.7 km², the population is 48,253 (as of January 31, 2019).

The main town of the same name and the villages Waspik and Sprang-Capelle belong to the municipality . It is noticeable that the latter village, unlike the other places in the municipality, has a predominantly Protestant population. This is because it belonged to the province of Zuid-Holland until around 1800 .

Location and economy

The former town of Waalwijk, which passed from Holland to Brabant in 1232 and received town charter in 1303, is located north of Tilburg in the Langstraat region , named after an old, long road towards ' s-Hertogenbosch , which has always been the center of the Dutch shoe - and Leather industry is. The Waalwijker leather and shoe factories now import their products from Italy, among others . The proximity to the Maas has always promoted this industry. There are several others in Waalwijk, mainly small industrial, commercial and service companies. With Stahl Holdings a larger company in the chemical industry has its headquarters in Waalwijk.

The municipality has several exits on the A59 motorway , Waalwijk u. a. connects with the neighboring towns of Oosterhout in the west and 's-Hertogenbosch in the east. To the south, to Tilburg, the N261 , which is partially developed like a motorway, creates a road connection. Waalwijk no longer has a railway connection.

Attractions

• The leisure park “De Efteling ” is only about 4 kilometers to the south .
• The Dutch Leather and Shoe Museum is in Waalwijk.
• The place has two well-known churches: the reformed church in the center, built 1450–1520, and the new Catholic church (1926) in the Byzantine style.
• The old Nikolauskirche ( 15th century ) with a mighty tower is in Sprang-Chapel . It can only be visited occasionally.
• Sprang-Capelle also has a windmill , which was built in 1747 and has been restored several times since then .
• The professional football club RKC Waalwijk (currently Eredivisie ) is based in Waalwijk .
• The nature park “Loonsche en Drunensche Duinen” (forest, heather, sand dunes) is located near Waalwijk and the Efteling .

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  Waalwijk, town hall

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  Waalwijk, Sint Janskerk

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  Waalwijk, Stationsstraat

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  Waalwijk, monumental building

Town twinning

The Westphalian Unna is the German twin town of Waalwijk.

Daughters and sons of the church

• Rini van Bracht (* 1947), carom player , multiple world and European champion
• Kevin Brands (* 1988), soccer player
• Yuri van Gelder (* 1983), Turner
• Frans Slaats (1912–1993), track cyclist
• Martinus JG Veltman (* 1931), physicist and Nobel Prize winner
• Elzemarieke de Vos (* 1983), actress

Web links

Commons : Waalwijk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Waalwijk in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)
• Leather and Shoe Museum website (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)