Zundert

Zundert ( listen? / I ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant with 21,242 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

Zundert is known as the birthplace of Vincent van Gogh (painter).

Geography

Zundert lies directly on the border with Belgium, on the road from Breda to Antwerp. The municipality has an area of ​​119.84 km ² and consists of the following districts: Zundert (population 7520 ), Achtmaal ( 1680), Klein- Zundert ( 2580 ), Rijsbergen ( 6210 ) and Wernhout ( 2570 ).

Gallery

Church, at the Van Gogh's father was a minister

Attractions

  • Monument Vincent and Theo van Gogh: the bronze monument ' Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo van Gogh ' - the Russian-French artist Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967) is located on the ' Vincent van Gogh Plein "( Vincent van Gogh space )
  • Town hall

Personalities

  • Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), painter
  • Theodorus ( Theo ) van Gogh ( 1857-1891 ), art dealer and art collector, younger brother of Vincent van Gogh
  • Janus Braspennincx (1903-1977), cyclist
  • Jacques Hanegraaff ( born 1960 ), cyclist
  • Jelle Nijdam ( b. 1963 ), cyclist
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