Roosendaal
( Listen? / I ) Roosendaal is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It has a total area of approximately 107.2 km ² and 1 January 2013, lived here 77 171 inhabitants. The municipality consists of the town of the same name next to the villages Nispen, Wouw and some smaller towns.
Location and economic
Roosendaal is situated in the west of the province of Noord Brabant on the border with Belgium between Bergen op Zoom and Breda along the railway and the motorway Rotterdam - Antwerp. Roosendaal is an important border station. Because of the boundary layer many transport companies have their headquarters in the community. But there are many other, mainly smaller, industrial and commercial enterprises.
History
The village Roosendaal originated in the 13th century a chapel. In the 15th and 16th centuries was the trade with peat important. Roosendaal in 1809 declared by King Louis Bonaparte to the city. When the Belgian railways in 1854 had opened the line Antwerp - Roosendaal -Breda, the heyday of the city began.
Attractions
The City Council of Roosendaal dates from the 16th century. In " Tongerlohuys " ( 1762) is the city museum.
The village of Wouw has a known windmill.
To the south of Roosendaal is a forest ( Wouwse days) with a historical center.
Sports
The football club RBC Roosendaal played in 2006 still in the Eredivisie, but rose from chance. After the club was forced to declare bankruptcy in 2011 was 2012, a new start in the 5th amateur league. With a big lead, the club reached the end of the season the first place in the table.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Antoine Mazairac (1901-1966), cyclist
- George Knobel (1922-2012), football player
- Jack van Poll ( born 1934 ), jazz pianist
- Fred de Graaf (* 1950), politician
- Joost Lagendijk (* 1957), politician
- Frans Bauer (born 1973 ), singer
- Harmen Fraanje (born 1976 ), jazz pianist