North Brabant, also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the west, and the Flemish provinces of Antwerp and Limburg to the south. The northern border follows the Meuse westward to its mouth in the Hollands Diep strait, part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. North Brabant has a population of 2,562,566 as of November 2019. Major cities in North Brabant are Eindhoven, Tilburg, Breda, its provincial capital 's-Hertogenbosch, and Helmond
Hofstede is a Dutch toponymic surname. A hofstede is a farmhouse with its lands. Variant forms are Hofsté, Hofstee and Hofsteede. Notable people with the surname include:
Breda is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has 185,072 inhabitants on 13 September 2022 and is part of the Brabantse Stedenrij; it is the ninth largest city/municipality in the country, and the third largest in North Brabant after Eindhoven and Tilburg. It is equidistant between Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Ernstus "Ernie" Wilhelmus Johannes Brandts is a Dutch football manager and former player.
Yuri Cornelisse is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker from 1994 to 2010, notably for RKC Waalwijk.
Jan Gualtherus van Breda Kolff was a Dutch amateur football player.
Sepp De Roover is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a right back and current head coach of FC Wezel Sport.
Antonius Wilhelmus Verlegh, known as Antoon Verlegh and Rat Verlegh was a Dutch football player and administrator who is best known for his association with NAC Breda, whose Rat Verlegh Stadion is named in his honour. Antoon Verlegh was a player, trainer, editor, secretary, member of the board, vice chairman and chairman of honour at NAC Breda. He also had several important positions at the KNVB and he was considered to be one of the football icons in The Netherlands until the 1950s.
Leonard Canjels was a Dutch international footballer who played for NAC Breda.
Cornelis Wilhelmus "Cor" Kools was a Dutch football player and manager who played his entire career for NAC Breda. Kools played 16 international matches for the Netherlands, scoring three times, and participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Kools is also a member of honour of NAC Breda. He died in Breda.
Tom Boere is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for NAC Breda in the Eerste Divisie.
Stipe Perica is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège.
Philippe Rommens is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles as a midfielder.
Thomas Agyepong is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Estonian club Paide Linnameeskond. He has previously played on loan for Dutch clubs Twente and NAC Breda, Scottish club Hibernian and Belgian clubs Waasland-Beveren and Lommel. He has also made six full international appearances for Ghana national team.
Thomas Marijnissen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda.
Timothy Daniel Brand is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club Klein Zwitserland and the Australian national team.
Thierry Brinkman is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a forward or midfielder for Bloemendaal and the Dutch national team. He is the son of former Dutch international Jacques Brinkman and the brother of Tim Brinkman, a Dutch football player.
Welat Cagro is a Belgian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda.
Beau Reus is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Beveren.
Charles-Jesaja Herrmann is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch club NAC Breda on loan from the Belgian club Kortrijk.
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