Roosendaal

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Roosendaal
Municipality
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Location in North Brabant
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Roosendaal
Location within the Netherlands
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Roosendaal
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 51°32′N4°27′E / 51.533°N 4.450°E / 51.533; 4.450
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Established1 January 1997 [1]
Government
[2]
 • Body Municipal council
 •  Mayor Han van Midden (VVD)
Area
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 • Total107.16 km2 (41.37 sq mi)
 • Land106.50 km2 (41.12 sq mi)
 • Water0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation
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3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (January 2021) [5]
 • Total77,200
 • Density725/km2 (1,880/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Roosendaler, Roosendaalder
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4700–4709, 4724–4727
Area code 0165
Website www.roosendaal.nl
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Dutch Topographic map of Roosendaal, March 2014.

Roosendaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːzə(n)ˌdaːl] ⓘ ) is both a city and a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.

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Towns/villages of the municipality

The city of Roosendaal

Under King Louis Bonaparte of the Kingdom of Holland, Roosendaal received city rights in 1809.

Nispen merged with Roosendaal[ when? ] to form the municipality Roosendaal en Nispen. On 1 January 1997 the municipalities Roosendaal en Nispen and Wouw merged into the municipality now simply known as Roosendaal.

History

Roosendaal goes back to the 12th and 13th century. The name Rosendaele was first mentioned in a document of 1268. Roosendaal was always a part of North Brabant. In the Middle Ages, Roosendaal grew as a result of the turf business, but the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) put an end to the growth as Roosendaal and Wouw were suffering from itinerant combat troops that plundered and ravaged everything they came across. For decades the countryside of Roosendaal was abandoned.

During the German occupation (World War II), the occupiers operated a subcamp of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp for Jews in the city. [6]

Sports

The leading football team of Roosendaal is RBC.

Military

The Korps Commandotroepen have their headquarters and main garrison, the Engelbrecht van Nassaukazerne, in Roosendaal. The Royal Marechaussee used to have a brigade in the city. The first brigade was placed in the city on 16 July 1818 and was disbanded on 1 March 1943. On 2 September 1946 the brigade returned to the city, to be disbanded again on 1 September 1989. The Marechaussee would keep a small office on the railway station, due to the station being one of few to directly lead into Belgium.

Transport

The city serves as a regional railway hub: the Zwolle-Roosendaal Intercity service starts and ends here, the IC from Amsterdam to Vlissingen (Flushing) stops at the station, as did the international Intercity train from Amsterdam to Brussels until 2018, when that train was rerouted via Breda and the HSL-Zuid. There is still an hourly stop-train service to Antwerp.

Medical care

The Bravis Ziekenhuis Roosendaal is the main general hospital for residents of Roosendaal and surrounding areas. Bravis Ziekenhuis offers specialised medical care provided by a broad team of medical specialists. Special units include: Cardiology, [7] Dermatology, [7] Gynaecology, [7] Oncology, [7] Ophthalmology [7] and Intensive Care. [7]

Events in Roosendaal

Notable residents

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Fons Rademakers, 1986

Sport

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Harry Broos, 1928

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References

  1. ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS . Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Burgemeester mr. J.M.L. (Jacques) Niederer" (in Dutch). Gemeente Roosendaal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Postcodetool for 4701NK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Megargee, Geoffrey P. (2009). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume I. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 821. ISBN   978-0-253-35328-3.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ziekenhuis, Bravis. "Bravis ziekenhuis Bergen op Zoom & Roosendaal". www.bravisziekenhuis.nl.
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