Roosendaal Roosendaal is both a city and a municipality in the southern Netherlands , in the province of North Brabant .Towns/villages of the municipality Under King Louis Bonaparte of the Kingdom of Holland , Roosendaal received city rights in 1809. Nispen merged with Roosendaal 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 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.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 Railway station: Roosendaal The city serves as a regional railway hub: the Zwolle-Roosendaal Intercity service starts and ends here, the international train from Amsterdam to Brussels stops at Roosendaal, as does the Amsterdam-Vlissingen intercity. There is also a 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 , Dermatology , Gynaecology , Oncology , Ophthalmology and Intensive Care .Events in Roosendaal Carnaval Draai van de Kaai cycling race Annual "International ABBA Day" – A weekend-long event, normally each April, operated by ABBA's official Fan Club which is based in Roosendaal.Notable residents Cornelis of Glymes an Admiral of the Netherlands Hendrick Lonck the first Dutch sea captain to reach the New World Fons Rademakers a Dutch actor, film director , film producer and screenwriter Jean Defraigne a Belgian liberal politician Jack Jersey , singer songwriter and producer of light music Christa Membrandt a Dutch artist of paintings and installation work Ad Konings , ichthyologist, researches African rift lake cichlids Joost Lagendijk , politician and former journalist and MEP Ben van Beurden , CEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc Ronny Moorings , musician, works with darkwave band Clan of Xymox Frans Bauer a singer of Dutch Schlager music Jeroen van Koningsbrugge , actor, comedian, singer, director and presenter Harmen Fraanje a Dutch jazz pianist and composerSport Harry Broos , sprinter, team bronze medallist in the 1924 Summer Olympics Antoine Mazairac , cyclist, silver medallist in the 1928 Summer Olympics George Knobel , football manager Theo Laseroms , footballer, over 400 club caps Jacques van Meer a retired cyclist, competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics Jolanda van Dongen a Dutch road racing cyclist , national time trial champion , 2003 Henk Vos a former footballer with 600 club caps, now a coach Ingrid van Lubek , triathlete, competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics Bram Lomans , hockey player, twice team gold medallist at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics Tim van Rijthoven a Dutch tennis player Niek van der Velden a snowboarder & 2017 Roosendaal Sportsman of the Year Gallery
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