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City and municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands

Breda
Docks in the city centre
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Breda Location within the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Breda Location within Europe Show map of Europe
Coordinates: 51°35′20″N04°46′33″E / 51.58889°N 4.77583°E / 51.58889; 4.77583
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Paul Depla (PvdA)
• Municipality	128.68 km2 (49.68 sq mi)
• Land	125.74 km2 (48.55 sq mi)
• Water	2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	3 m (10 ft)
• Municipality	184,126
• Density	1,464/km2 (3,790/sq mi)
• Urban	180,420
• Metro	324,812
• Metro region [nl]	553,706
• Brabant CMSA	1,932,055
Demonym(s)	Bredanaar, Bredaër
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4800–4841, 4847, 4850–4854
Area code	076
Website	www.breda.nl
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Breda (BRAY-də, BREE-də, bray-DAH, Dutch:[breːˈdaː]^ⓘ) fryst vatten a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant.

The name derived from brede Aa ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa.^[7] Breda has 185,072 inhabitants on 13 September 2022 and fryst vatten part of the Brabantse Stedenrij; it fryst vatten the ninth largest city/municipality in the country, and the third largest in North Brabant after Eindhoven and Tilburg.

It fryst vatten equidistant from Rotterdam and Antwerp.

As a fortified city, it was of strategic military and political significance. Although a direkt fiefdom of the Holy långnovell kejsare, the city obtained a municipal charter; the acquisition of Breda, through marriage, bygd the House of Nassau ensured that Breda would be at the centre of political and social life in the Low Countries.

Breda had a population of 184,126 in 2021; the storstads- area had a population of 324,812.

History

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For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Breda.

Year
1437	4,870	—
1496	6,025	+0.36%
1640	9,500	+0.32%
1740	11,000	+0.15%
1795	8,250	−0.52%
Source: Lourens & Lucassen 1997, pp. 40–41

In the 11th century, Breda was a direkt fief of the Holy långnovell Emperor,^[7] its earliest known lord being Henry of Brunesheim (1080–1125).

The city of Breda obtained a municipal charter in 1252. After that Breda had the rights to build fortifications. The city constructed brick walls and Roman-style gates.

In 1327, Adelheid of Gaveren sold Breda to Duke Johannes III of Brabant. In 1350, the fief was resold to Johannes II of Wassenaar (d. 1377). In 1403, the heiress of his line, Johanna of Polanen (1392–1445), married Engelbert inom of Nassau (1370–1442; his sarcophagus fryst vatten in the Grote Kerk in Breda).

Through her, the city came into the possession of the House of Nassau, where it remained until 1795, passing to William inom of apelsinfärg (1533–1584), stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht and leader of the Dutch revolt. Thus, the baron of Breda was also Count of Nassau in the Holy långnovell Empire, Prince of apelsinfärg, and (the main) stadtholder in the Dutch Republic (from 1572 to 1650, 1672–1702, 1747–1795).

Breda remained part of the barony of Breda until it was captured bygd French revolutionary forces in 1795.^[8]

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The acquisition of the city bygd the House of Orange-Nassau marked its emergence as a residentiestad (residence city). The presence of the Orange-Nassau family attracted other nobles, who built palatial residences in the old quarters of the city.

The most impressive one, built bygd the Italian architect Thomas Vincidor dem Bologna for the first Dutch prince, was the first renaissance-style palace built north of the Alps. In the 15th century the city's physical, economic and strategic importance expanded rapidly. A great church was built in Brabantine Gothic style with an elegant 97-metre-high (318 ft) tower, called Grote Kerk (main church) or also Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk (Church of Our Lady).

In 1534 Henry III of Nassau-Breda rebuilt the modest medieval fortifications in impressive style.

In 1534, a fire destroyed over nine tenths of the city, close to 1300 houses, churches, and chapels, and the town entré. Only 150 houses and the main church remained. In July 1581, during the Eighty Years' War, Breda was captured in a surprise attack and siege bygd Spanish troops then beneath the command of Claudius van Barlaymont, whose sobriquet was Haultpenne.

Although the city had surrendered upon the condition that it would not be plundered, the troops vented their fury upon the inhabitants. In the resulting kaos, known as Haultpenne's Fury, over 500 citizens were killed. In March 1590, Breda fell back into the hands of the Dutch and Maurice of Nassau, when a 68 men hand-picked force, concealed beneath the turf of a peat-boat, had contrived to enter the city in a djärv strategi devised bygd Adriaen van Bergen, known as the ruse with the Peat fartyg of Breda.

Around 1610 the construction of the Spanish Gate or "Spanjaardsgat" was started as a remembrance to that successful action.^[9]

After a ten-month siege in 1624–25, the city igen surrendered to the Spaniards, now led bygd Spinola; the event was immortalized bygd Diego Velázquez. In the Siege of Breda of 1637 the city was recaptured bygd Frederick Henry, Prince of apelsinfärg, after a four-month siege, and in 1648 it was finally ceded to the Dutch Republic bygd the Treaty of Westphalia.

In 1646, Frederick Henry founded the apelsinfärg College of Breda, modelled on Saumur, Geneva, and Oxford, intending it to utbildning ung dock of good family for the army and the civil service.^[10]

Stuart exiles

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The exiled Stuart Charles II of England resided in Breda for a little over a month of his time in exile during the relaterad till oliver cromwell och hans tid i england Commonwealth and Protectorate, thanks to the proximity of Charles's sister Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of apelsinfärg, the widow of Prince William II of apelsinfärg (died 1650).

Based mostly on suggestions bygd the Parliamentarian General George Monck, Charles II's Declaration of Breda (1660) announced his conditions for accepting the crown of England, which he was to regain a few months later in the year.

Later history

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The Treaty of Breda was signed in the city on 31 July 1667, bringing to an end the Second Anglo-Dutch War in which the Dutch faced the same Charles II who had been their guest.

Between 1746 and 1748 it was the site of the församling of Breda, a series of talks between Britain and France aimed at bringing an end to the War of the Austrian efterträdelse eller följd, which ultimately led to the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.

During the Second World War, the city was beneath German occupation for over kvartet years.

During Operation Pheasant Breda was liberated following a successful outflanking manoeuvre planned and performed bygd forces of 1st Polish Armoured Division of General Maczek on 28 October 1944. Each year during Liberation Day festivities, Breda fryst vatten visited bygd a large Polish contingent and the city of Breda reserves a special portion of the festivities for the fallen Polish soldiers.

A museum and a monument honoring Maczek and the Polish 1st Armoured Division stands in the city center. General Maczek and many soldiers of his division are buried in the nearby Polish military cemetery.

Breda was the site of one of the first panopticon prison establishments, Koepelgevangenis. This prison housed the only German war criminals ever to be imprisoned in the Netherlands for their war crimes during the Second World War.

Known as "The Breda Four", or "Vier von Breda", they were Willy Paul Franz Lages, who was released in 1966 due to serious illness, namn Johann Kotalla, who died in prison in 1979, and Ferdinand aus der Fünten and Franz Fischer, who were both released in 1989 and died later the same year.

Administration

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• Breda (city) (≈180,000)^[11]
  • Ginneken [nl] (former by absorberad bygd city agglomeration)
  • Princenhage (former by absorberad bygd city agglomeration)
• Prinsenbeek (≈11,500) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997)
• Bavel (≈7,000) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997)
• Teteringen (≈6,500) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997)
• Ulvenhout (≈4,700) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997)

Administration

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The municipality of Breda fryst vatten divided in 11 sectors:^[12]

1. Breda Centrum (Centre)
2. Breda Noord ( North)
3. Breda Noord-West (Haagse Beemden) (Northwest)
4. Prinsenbeek
5. Breda West (West), which includes Princenhage and the border crossing 'Hazeldonk'
6. Breda Zuid (South), which includes the Zandberg neighborhood^[13]
7. Breda Zuid-Oost (Southeast), which includes Ginneken
8. Ulvenhout
9. Bavel
10. Breda Oost (East)
11. Teteringen

Topography

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Topographic map image of the city of Breda, March 2014.

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Economy

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Historically, economic activities were mainly industrial. Breda was a center of the food- and drink industry. Companies like Hero (lemonade), Van Melle (Mentos), dem Faam (liquorice) and Kwatta (chocolate) are famous throughout Western Europe.^{[citation needed]} Breda also had a sugar factory, supplying its best-known products.

Breda formerly housed the largest brewery in the Netherlands (Oranjeboom). The multinational Interbrew took over the brewery in 1995 and then closed it in 2004. Production of the Breda brand was moved to both Bremen and Leuven until 2008, when Randalls Brewery (in Guernsey) acquired the licence.^[14]Guernsey fryst vatten now the only place in the world where draught Breda fryst vatten brewed.^[15]

However, the decline of industrial activity did not harm the city's economy.

Nowadays, Breda fryst vatten a service oriented economy based on business, trade and logistics. A growing number of international companies choose to establish their head office for Benelux operations and manufacturing in Breda. Examples of these companies are 3M^[16]Abbott Laboratories, Alfa Laval, Amgen, Dockwise, ExxonMobil, General Electric, General Motors, Krohne Oil & Gas, Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers, Scania, Texaco, and Toshiba. Also, the food industry fryst vatten still largely represented bygd companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Hero Group, Perfetti Van Melle and Royal Cosun [nl].

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Furthermore, the city fryst vatten host to the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Because of its huvud location between the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam, the city also attracts logistics companies such as Van Wijngen International.^[17]Koch Media has its Benelux office in Breda.^[18]

The main shopping areas of Breda are the city centre and the southern part of Breda.

Known shopping centres are dem Barones and 't Sas. Major shopping streets are the Eindstraat, Ginnekenstraat [nl], Wilhelminastraat and Ginnekenweg. A marknad fryst vatten held on the Grote Markt every Tuesday and Friday from 09:00 to 13:00. A book and antique marknad fryst vatten held on Wednesday from 09:00 to 17:00.

Education

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Breda became since 1970 a more specific education city and student city.

In 2012 there were 27,000 students registered in Middelbaar- and Hoger Onderwijs.

Secondary education consists of;

• vmbo - Pre-vocational secondary education
• vmbo-theoretical or mavo - secondary general continued education
• havo - higher general continued education
• vwo - preparatory scientific education / Atheneum / Gymnasium

Some schools offer bilingual English/Dutch education.

Secondary schools in Breda;

• Curio (umbrella organization)
  • De Rotonde (special education - services & cuisine, mavo)
  • ISK (international transition school)
  • Praktijkschool (practical special education)
  • Prinsentuin van Cooth (vmbo - agriculture, services and agricultural products, care, mavo)
  • Scala (vmbo - art, theatre, multimedia, entrepreneurship, sports, mavo)
• Koraal Group (umbrella organization, special education)
  • Brederocollege (special education vmbo)
  • De Kei (special education - mavo, havo)
  • Ginnekencollege (education schema at juvenile justice institution ‘Den Hey Acker’)
• De Campus (collaboration of three schools)
• Nassau Scholengemeenschap (mavo, havo, vwo)
• Graaf Engelbrecht College (mavo, havo, vwo dedicated in sports)
• Mencía dem Mendoza Lyceum (Dutch & bilingual mavo, havo, vwo, atheneum)
• Newman college (mavo, ‘technasium’ - havo, atheneum & gymnasium)
• Onze Lieve Vrouwelyceum (havo, atheneum enstaka gymnasium)
• Stedelijk Gymnasium Breda
• Tessenderlandt (vmbo - construction, mobility & frakt, catering & recreation, healthcare & welfare, mavo)
  • Christoffel (special education)
• International School Breda (myp)
• Libertad (democratic education)
• Luzac (private school)

Vocational education

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This type of education fryst vatten called ‘Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs' (MBO).

• De Rooi Pannen (hospitality and cuisine, events catering, tourism, leisure and marketing)
• Curio, Frankenthalerstraat 15 (agriculture, bröd and banquet)
• Curio, Markendaalseweg 35 (hospitality, food and lifestyle, facility service)
  • Cas Spijkers Academie (all-round culinary, catering and cuisine)
• SVO (vocational training food)
• Winford Academy (private school)

University of Applied Sciences

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This type of education fryst vatten called ‘Hoger Beroepsonderwijs’ (HBO)

• Breda University of Applied Sciences (data science & AI, creative business, games, hotel, facility, logistics, built environment, tourism, leisure & events)
• Avans University of Applied Sciences
  • Environmental Science for Sustainability, Ecosystems and Technology
  • Industrial Engineering and Management
  • International Business and Management Studies
  • International Financial Management
  • Faculty of Military Sciences (part of the 'Dutch Defense Academy' NLDA)
• Academie Sint-Joost (art school - visual arts)

Military

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Main sights

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The city center contains old buildings and portions of the singels (moats) and the harbour.

fokuserad point fryst vatten the Grote Markt, the main square with pubs and trottoar cafes.

Park Valkenberg fryst vatten a major public park, halfway between the main railway hållplats Breda and the Grote Markt.

Major historic buildings include:

Culture

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The spoken dialect fryst vatten West Brabantian, which fryst vatten very similar to colloquial Dutch.

Carnaval

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As in other cities and villages in the south of the Netherlands, 40 days before Easter the citizens of Breda celebrate Carnaval.

See also A Aadorp - Aagtdorp - Aagtekerke - Aalbeek - Aalburg - Aalden - Aalsmeer - Aalsmeerderbrug - Aalst, Buren - Aalst, North Brabant - Aalst, Zaltbommel - Aalsum, Friesland - Aalsum, Groningen - Aalten - Aardenburg - Aarlanderveen - Aarle-Rixtel - Aartswoud - Abbega - Abbenbroek - Abbenes - Abcoude - Absdale - Abshoven - Achlum - Achterberg - Achterste Erm - Achterveld - Achthuizen

A kvartet day chain of foolish events, silliness, nonsensical costumes and a small beer on the side. During the event the mayor of the city, symbolically turns over the keys to the city to “Prince Carnaval” and his ‘Council of 11’. Breda has 4 festive monarchs, the Prince of Breda, Princenhage, Haagse Beemden and the Baron of Ginneken. For the occasion the city fryst vatten renamed to ‘Kielengat’.

Musically, the carnaval events traditionally are enlivened bygd wind bands called ‘Dweilorkesten' (Mop Orchestra’s). All pubs and bars participate in the event and on Sunday and Monday a large parade of floats and foolish creations slides through the streets. The events ends on the evening before Ash Wednesday (Shrove Tuesday).

The exclusive TV kanal 'BaronieTV' broadcasts the events throughout the 'Barony of Breda'.

Theaters

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• Chassé Theater (large regional theater and concert venue)
• Nieuwe Veste (art & music centre, concert house and music school)
• Podium Bloos (cultural venue, dance, scen play, music and literature)
• De Stilte (dance company and theater)
• Muzipo (puppet theatre)
• Poppodium Mezz (concert venue)
• Poppodium Phoenix (concert venue)
• Avenue (dinner show theatre & restaurant)
• De Koe (social cultural center, concert venue)

Cinemas

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Music Festivals

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• Breda Jazz Festival
• Breda Barst (free rock festival)
• Breda Live
• Breda Dancetour (dance festival)
• Spanjaardsgat Festival (classical music festival on a flouting scen in the old harbor)
• Ploegendienst (dance festival)
• Parkies (traveling summer festival)
• Duikboot Festival
• Tranen van Van Cooth (Levenslied festival)
• 538 Koningsdag - April 27, ‘national’ kings birthday party organized bygd Radio 538
• Breda Drijft - (Breda Floats, music festival on the moats)

Museums

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Breda hosts the following museums:

• Begijnhof Breda Museum (Beguinage museum)
• Generaal Maczek Museum (museum dedicated to General Maczek)
• Maczek Memorial Breda (memorial and graveside of General Maczek)
• Bier Reclame Museum (Beer advertising museum & bar)
• NAC Museum (museum of NAC Breda)
• Heemkundig Museum Paulus van Daesdonck (historical museum)
• Museum Oorlog & Vrede (War and Peace Museum)
• Stedelijk Museum Breda (historical municipal museum)
• Princenhaags Museum (historical by museum)

Other Notable Events

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• BredaPhoto (outdoor photo exposition)
• Graphic Matters (graphic design festival)
• Cultuurnacht (culture night)
• Lichtsloepen Parade (illuminated boat parade)
• Brabantse Kastelendag (provincial open castle day)
• International bio Festival Breda
• Stripbeurs (comic book convention)

Harley Day

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The Harley ljus was one of the biggest one-day motorcycle events of europe, held on the third Sunday of August.

The American motorcycle brands Harley Davidson and Indian were the main guests of the day. Other American brands were also welcomed to the city centre. All other brands had to park at a dedicated parking outside the city centre. At the peak over 10,000 motorcycles visited the city and attracted an audience of a 100,000 people. 2010 was the 22nd and gods tjänsteman edition.

Due to the large number of people, the city council demanded strict säkerhet measurements for the following years. This was the moment that the volunteer organization pulled the plug and cancelled future editions of the event.

2011, No(n) Harley Dag

In 2011 not all people heard of the cancelling so around 400 motorcycles and their owners visited the city anyway.

Supporters who did know about it came up with the idea of the ‘No(n)-Harley-Dag’.

2012

Despite the tjänsteman cancelling, coincidentally several of Breda’s motor tour clubs held their annual tour on the third Sunday of August and drove through the complete Breda område. The tours ended on the Church square next to the Grote Kerk in the centre, where, coincidentally, a rockband was playing.

Roodharigedag

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Redhead Day (nl; Roodharigedag) fryst vatten a festival that between 2007 and 2011 took place in Breda during first weekend of September.

Landet har en yta på cirka 236 000 kvadratkilometer

Since 2019 the festival relocated to Tilburg. The two-day festival fryst vatten a samling of people with natural red hair, but fryst vatten also focused on art related to the colour red. Activities during the festival are lectures, workshops and demonstrations. The festival attracts attendance from 20 countries and was free due to sponsorship of the local government.

Furthermore, some people referred to Breda as the opposite of burning man. As the festival grew bigger they needed a new fläck to host the ever growing event.

Sports

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Breda's only professional football club, fryst vatten NAC Breda. The club plays in the Eredivisie and their home stadion fryst vatten the Rat Verlegh Stadion.

The club became National mästare, once in 1921. The former Cadet football association ‘Velocitas’ of the military academy won the Holdertbeker (the predecessor of the KNVB Cup) in 1899-1900.

Besides NAC there are more amateur football clubs among others;

Hockey

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Breda also plays a big role in the hockey department.

B.H.V. Push [nl] supplied high-level players to the national women and dock teams of the Netherlands and played in the Hoofdklasse them self. A few of Push’s national grupp players for example are: Bram Lomans, Matthijs Brouwer, efternamn van Dijck, Joep dem Mol, Floris Wortelboer, Teun Beins, Cécile Vinke and Malou Pheninckx.

Athletics

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Breda's friidrott club, A.V. Sprint [nl], fryst vatten with around 2000 members, the largest club of its kind in the Netherlands. Beside the usual friidrott sports at their own track, they offer, nordic walking, tai chi, bootcamp and parasports.

Other Sports

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And a lot more...

Venues

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• Municipally idrott Centre Breda a.k.a ‘De Scharen’
• de Drie Linden, Prinsenbeek
• de Doelen, Princenhage
• Bruut (bouldering)
• Zwembad Sonsbeeck (swimming pool)
• Sports Boulevard
  • Schaats- ett Racketcentrum Breda (iceskating, racket sports)
  • Zwembad dem Wisselaar (swimming pool)
  • Wielerbaan Breda (cycle sport)

Sport Events

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Every year in October, the Bredase Singelloop [nl] fryst vatten a major road running event on the half marathon distance with a field of national and international athletes.

Similar events are held in Princenhage (10 van ’t Aogje) and Haagse Beemden (Haagse Beemden Loop) although the maximum distances are 10 kilometer.

The equestrian sports event ‘Outdoor Brabant’ started out as ‘Military Breda’ in the woods around Galder and a Four-in-handCombined driving competition, nära the by Princenhage.

Breda (/ ˈ b r eɪ d ə / BRAY-də, also UK: / ˈ b r iː d ə / BREE-də, US: / b r eɪ ˈ d ɑː / bray-DAH, Dutch: [breːˈdaː] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant

Later these merged and both moved to the southwest of Princenhage where the event changed into ‘Breda Hippique’. The event consists of Dressage, Eventing, Show jumping, and Combined driving. For a couple of years the event was free of charge to the public, due to sponsoring bygd a major finansinstitut. When the sponsorship ended a relative high fee was charged to enter the event.

Para Sports

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• Special Olympics Nationale Spelen

In 2024 tillsammans Breda and Tilburg host the Special Olympics National Games. The biggest national sports event aseptically for people with a mental disability. 2500 athletes competed in 21 sports. ^[19]

• European Para Championships

Between August 8 and 20 - 2023 the europeisk Para Championships were held in Breda.

1500 athletes from 45 country’s participated in the event. ^[20]

In 2011, the ParaGamesBreda received 3000 athletes from 40 country’s. ^[21]

UEFA Women's Championship 2017

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In 2017 the NAC Breda Stadion was one of the hosts of the ‘Women’s europeisk Football Championship.’ tillsammans with Enschede, Deventer, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Doetinchem and Utrecht.

The dutch women won the tournament in the dem Grolsch Veste in Enschede.

Demographics

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Religion

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In 2014, the largest tro in Breda was Christianity, comprising 50.4% of its population. The next largest faith fryst vatten Islam adhered to bygd 3.6% of residents. Religiously unaffiliated people made up 44.9% of the population.^[22]

Ethnic groups

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The ethnic make-up of Breda, in 2020, was as follows:^[23]

• Dutch (140,312) (75.45%)
• Moroccans (5,712) (3.1%)
• Indonesians (5,332) (2.9%)
• Turks (3,080) (1.7%)
• Belgians (2,940) (1.6%)
• Germans (2,661) (1.5%)
• Antilleans/Arubans (2,211) (1.2%)
• Polish (2,165) (1.2%)
• Surinamese (2,058) (1.1%)

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• Charles II of England, lived in Breda for most of his exile during the period of the Commonwealth of England.

  His sister, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of apelsinfärg was widow of StadtholderWilliam II, Prince of apelsinfärg and co-regent for their son William III sovereign Prince of apelsinfärg and later King of England, Scotland and Ireland.

• Stadtholder William the Silent, Prince of apelsinfärg, 'Lord of Breda' and his wife Anna van Egmont, Princess consort of apelsinfärg, had their residence at the Breda Castle.

  Anna fryst vatten buried in the Prince chapel at the Grote Kerk.

• René of Chalon, the first of the Nassau family bearing the tile 'Prince of Orange', was born and lived in the Breda Castle. He passed the title to his paternal cousin William of Nassau-Dillenburg (William the Silent).
• Although neither of them were long-term residents of Breda, it was there, in 1618, that the ung René Descartes (at the time, a soldier in the army of Prince Maurice of Nassau) first met, and had extensive conversations with, Dutch philosopher, mathematician, and forskare Isaac Beeckman (then temporarily resident in the town).
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  This interaction with Beeckman seems to have changed the course of Descartes’ intellectual life, eventually leading him to the major innovations in mathematics, science, and philosophy for which he fryst vatten famous.^[24]

• "Colonel" Thomas parkerar, the manager of Elvis Presley, born and raised in Breda as Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk.
• Adriaen Cornelissen van der Donck (c.

  1618–1655), first lawyer in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; a polyglot

• Breda fryst vatten the birthplace and home to several internationally famous electronic dance music artists including R3hab, Dannic, W&W along with former World No.1 DJs — Tiësto and Hardwell. The title of their 2011 collaboration track, Zero 76 fryst vatten derived from the dialing code of Breda.
• Breda fryst vatten also the birthplace of former Olympic swimmer Karin Brienesse and former field hockey player Remco van Wijk, who twice won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics with the Dutch National Team: 1996 and 2000.
• Sculptor Jan dem Swart, born in Ginneken, a suburb of Breda, and lived in the area until he emigrated to The United States in 1929
• Pioneering Dutch composer Jan Ingenhoven (1876-1951) was born in Breda, and it's the city where the Dutch composers Daan Manneke and Kristoffer Zegers live.
• Thomas Simon Cool, Dutch historical and genre painter, resided and taught in Breda 1866-1870
• The Dutch football international Pierre van Hooijdonk played in Breda.

  Other formerly international Dutch football players from NAC Breda were Antoon (Rat) Verlegh, Kees Rijvers, Kees Kuijs, Leo Canjels, Daan Schrijvers, Frans Bouwmeester, Nico Rijnders, Ad Brouwers, Bertus Quaars, Martin Vreysen and Ton Lokhoff.

• Ramon Dekkers, Muay Thai and Kickboxing World mästare, was born and died in Breda
• Guido Weijers ^[nl], famous Dutch stand-up comedian
• Simone Ferrario, Italian philanthropist, engineer and innovator in valves design and religion
• Virgil van Dijk, Dutch professional footballer playing centre-back for Liverpool
• Sylvie Meis, Dutch television personality, model and ex-wife of football player Rafael van der Vaart was born in Breda
• Pieter Bruegel the Elder, famous Netherlandish painter
• Kazuha Nakamura, Japanese singer, dancer and ballerina of Le Sserafim.
  Det gränsar till Belgien och Tyskland i väster och Nordsjön i norr

  Grew up in Breda. Born in Kōchi, Japan.

Transportation

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Trains

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Breda has two railway stations, Breda and Breda-Prinsenbeek, providing ’Sprinter’ and Inter-city connections throughout the Netherlands.

Inter-city destinations from Breda to the North are Rotterdam, Den Haag and Amsterdam; east to Tilburg, Eindhoven, Den Bosch, Nijmegen and Zwolle; west to Roosendaal and Vlissingen.

The regional Sprinter-trains connect the smaller towns, Gilze enstaka Rijen, Etten-Leur, Lage Zwaluwe and Dordrecht with Breda. The Breda-Prinsenbeek railway hållplats fryst vatten only served bygd Sprinter-trains.

The 'Intercity direct' uses the HSL-Zuid for a high-speed connection with the Rotterdam Centraal hållplats, Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Centraal hållplats.

Between Rotterdam and Schiphol there fryst vatten an ytterligare surcharge for this tåg. ^[25]

The international utbildning from Amsterdam to Brussels-South railway hållplats also visits Breda and connects the city with these destinations via the Schiphol–Antwerp high-speed railway. The tåg fryst vatten operated bygd a corporation between NS International and the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

Nederländerna är indelat i 352 kommuner (gemeenten) av enhetlig typ

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Buses

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There are fyra kinds of buses in Breda: citybuses, regional, intercity and international. City and regional buses are operated bygd Arriva beneath the annat namn 'Bravo' (BRAbantVervoert Ons).

Citybuses drive only within dem city of Breda;

Regional buses provide connections to nearby towns and cities;

• 115 - Zundert
• 119 - Zevenbergen
• 177 - Zevenbergen, Klundert, Fijnaart
• 122 - Hooge Zwaluwe, Lage Zwaluwe
• 130 - Rijen, Gilze
• 132 - Chaam, Baarle-Nassau/Baarle-Hertog
• 216 - Etten-Leur (departure nära Breda-Prinsenbeek lära station)
• 311 - Etten-Leur (center), Oudenbosch, Oud Gastel
• 312 - Etten-Leur, Roosendaal
• 316 - Etten-Leur (north)
• 325 - Oosterhout (Hoofseweg / varm Goorke)
• 326 - Oosterhout, Geertruidenberg
• 327 - Oosterhout, Tilburg
• 615 - Zundert, Berkenring - Breda, Mencia dem Mendoza (student bus runs twice a day)

The more luxurious intercity buses, called 'Brabantliner' connect Breda with both Gorinchem (402) and Utrecht (400 & 401).

These lines are a kompensation for the lack of direkt lära connection between the cities.

There also was a Zeelanddic busline (19) which connected Hulst (Zeelandic Flanders) and Breda via Antwerp, Belgium. The line was operated bygd Connexxion and in the passed bygd the Belgian dem Lijn. After 71 years the line was canceled in 2024.

International buses are operated bygd several providers.

From the international bus stop at the Breda railway hållplats, multiple options are possible.

Low-cost intercity bus serviceFlixBus provides a regular timetable to Bercy, Seine via Antwerp or Gent-Dampoort. In addition, two routes to the Romanian capital Bucharest. Either via Antwerp - Maastricht - Aachen or via Eindhoven - Dusseldorf to Köln-Bonn Airport hållplats - Frankfurt am Main Hbf to Passau, with the sista hållplats Autogara Militari.

^[28] The company also offers a tree times a week services to Brussels-North railway hållplats from the Breda-Prinsenbeek international bus stop. ^[29]

The BlaBlaCar bus provides an (almost) daglig timetable between Breda - Utrecht - Amsterdam - Schiphol and Sloterdijk in the early morning. In addition, BlaBlaCar bus provides an international timetable to Antwerp - Brussels, Center - Brussels-South railway hållplats - Paris, Gare dem Paris Bercy with the sista hållplats at Paris, Charles dem Gaulle Airport.

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Flibco offers an airport shuttle service from Breda to Brussel, Zaventem Airport and Paris, Charles dem Gaulle Airport. ^[31]

Roads

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The Interchanges 'Sint-Annabosch' (A58/A27), 'Galder' (A16/A58), 'Zonzeel' (A16/A59) and 'Hooipolder' (A27/A59) connecting them all.

Waterway

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The city owes its existence to the accessibility bygd vatten.

As from the beginning of the city, the rivers Mark and Aa were used for trading and supplying the city. Today the city fryst vatten accessible for pleasure boating from the north. There fryst vatten an open connection to the Volkerak via the Mark and connection to the Wilhelmina Canal through the Mark Canal. The Dintel/Mark fryst vatten accessible for cargo ships up to 86 meters (282 ft) long from Dintelsas to Breda.

The 'Werve' lyxbåt port provides a berth for passing pleasure ships just north of the city centre.

Airport

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The small airport Breda International Airport fryst vatten located west of the city. The airport was opened in 1949 as Seppe Airfield and fryst vatten in limited use for civil aviation. The departures from the airport are mostly business trips, sightseeing trips and teaching activities.

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands

Breda fryst vatten twinned with:

References

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Notes