Waalwijk


Waalwijk is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. It had a population of in and is located near the motorways A59 and N261. The villages of Capelle, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Sprang and Waspik together with the city of Waalwijk form the municipality of Waalwijk. The city has an old town center, which has recently been modernized.

Population centers

The city of Waalwijk

Waalwijk is a city in North Brabant that lies north of Tilburg and west of 's-Hertogenbosch. To its north runs the river Bergse Maas. River Waal is further to the north.
Waalwijk used to be known for its shoe business.
Waalwijk was granted city rights in 1303. The professional football team RKC plays in Waalwijk.
Waalwijk is also known for an event in the city and surroundings: the "80 van de langstraat", held every September, in which a few thousand people make an 80-km walk through all towns that are part of the Langstraat region.
Some other events:

Twin towns — sister cities

Waalwijk is twinned with:

  • Unna, Germany

    • Notable people from Waalwijk

  • Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga, politician and Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast and Surinam
  • Hendrikus Chabot, painter and sculptor
  • Martinus J. G. Veltman, theoretical physicist, joint winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in physics for work on particle theory
  • René Mioch, journalist and presenter for radio and TV
  • Juan van Emmerloot, drummer, music producer and composer
  • Jan-Hein Kuijpers, lawyer and columnist
  • Wieki Somers, designer
  • Olcay Gulsen, fashion designer
  • Ariën van Weesenbeek, drummer with the Dutch metal band Epica
  • Bas van Daalen, known as Will Grands, record producer, singer and songwriter

    Sport

  • Frans Slaats, professional cyclist who broke the world hour record
  • Ramon van Haaren, former footballer with 291 club caps
  • Patrick van Balkom, former sprinter, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Jos van Nieuwstadt, former footballer with 310 club caps
  • Yuri van Gelder, gymnast on the rings, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
  • Frank van Mosselveld, former footballer with 266 club caps

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