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Encyclopedia > Geertruidenberg
Geertruidenberg

Location municipality Geertruidenberg Image File history File links Geertruidenberg, from Dutch wikipedia Created by User:Mtcv, vrij te gebruiken = freely usable. ...

Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Area 29.86 km²
- Land 27.02 km²
- Water 2.84 km²
Population (2006) 20,766
- Density 769/km²

Geertruidenberg (pronunciation (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. The city is named after Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, meaning literally 'Gertrude's mountain'. The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links 191_Geerttruidenberg. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Saint Gertrude of Nivelles (626 - March 17, 659) was abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles, in present-day Belgium. ...

The 'Geertruidskerk' on the Markt in Geertruidenberg

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1461x1765, 2362 KB) The Dutch Reformed Geertruidskerk (named after Saint Gertrude of Nivelles and originally a Roman Catholic church) in Geertruidenberg. ...

Population centres

(links to additional info bolded)

  • Geertruidenberg
  • Raamsdonk
  • Raamsdonksveer

The city of Geertruidenberg

Geertruidenberg received city rights in 1213. Today it's part of the province of Noord Brabant, but Geertruidenberg was once part of the county of Holland. Geertruidenberg is the oldest city of Holland as it was the first to receive such rights. It's a common misconception that Gertruidenberg is the oldest city of The Netherlands, because the names Holland and The Netherlands are used interchangeably by some. City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. ... May 30 - Battle of Damme; English fleet under William Longsword destroyes a French fleet off the Belgian port in the first major victory for the fledgling Royal Navy. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ...


External link

  • Official website


 
North Brabant Province

Aalburg | Alphen-Chaam | Asten | Baarle-Nassau | Bergeijk | Bergen op Zoom | Bernheze | Best | Bladel | Boekel | Boxmeer | Boxtel | Breda | Cranendonck | Cuijk | Deurne | Dongen | Drimmelen | Eersel | Eindhoven | Etten-Leur | Geertruidenberg | Geldrop-Mierlo | Gemert-Bakel | Gilze en Rijen | Goirle | Grave | Haaren | Halderberge | Heeze-Leende | Helmond | 's-Hertogenbosch | Heusden | Hilvarenbeek | Laarbeek | Landerd | Lith | Loon op Zand | Maasdonk | Mill en Sint Hubert | Moerdijk | Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten | Oirschot | Oisterwijk | Oosterhout | Oss | Reusel-De Mierden | Roosendaal | Rucphen | Schijndel | Sint Anthonis | Sint-Michielsgestel | Sint-Oedenrode | Someren | Son en Breugel | Steenbergen | Tilburg | Uden | Valkenswaard | Veghel | Veldhoven | Vught | Waalre | Waalwijk | Werkendam | Woensdrecht | Woudrichem | Zundert North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west. ... Image File history File links North_Brabant-Flag. ... Aalburg is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Alphen-Chaam is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Asten is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Baarle-Nassau is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Bergeijk is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Bergen op Zoom is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Bernheze ( (help· info)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Best is a municipality and a village in the southern Netherlands. ... Bladel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Boekel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Boxmeer is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Boxtel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Grote Kerk (main church) or Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk (Church of Our Lady) Breda ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. ... Cranendonck is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Cuijk is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands of pre-historic origin. ... Deurne ( (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the province of Brabant in the Southeast of the Netherlands. ... Dongen is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Drimmelen is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Eersel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands Population centres Duizel Eersel Knegsel Steensel Vessem Wintelre External link Official website Categories: North Brabant ... Country Netherlands Province North Brabant Area 88. ... Etten-Leur is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Geldrop-Mierlo is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. ... Gemert-Bakel is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Gilze en Rijen is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Goirle is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. ... Grave is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Haaren is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. ... Halderberge is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Heeze-Leende is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, near Eindhoven. ... Helmond is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... s-Hertogenbosch (literally The Dukes Forest in Dutch; translated in French as Bois-le-Duc), unofficially also called Den Bosch, is a municipality in the Netherlands, the capital of the province of North Brabant. ... Heusden is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Hilvarenbeek is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium. ... Laarbeek is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Landerd is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Lith is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Loon op Zand is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Maasdonk is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Mill en Sint Hubert is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Moerdijk is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. ... Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten is a municipality consisting of the larger village of Nuenen and two adjacent smaller ones. ... Oirschot is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Oisterwijk is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Oosterhout is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. ... Reusel-De Mierden is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Roosendaal is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Rucphen is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands between Roosendaal and Etten-Leur, south of the railway, but without a train-station. ... Schijndel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Sint Anthonis is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Sint-Michielsgestel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Sint-Oedenrode is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Someren is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Son en Breugel is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. ... Steenbergen ( (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Tilburg ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant. ... Uden ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. ... Valkenswaard is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Veghel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Veldhoven is a municipality and a town on the Gender stream in the southern Netherlands, located just southwest of Eindhoven. ... Coat of arms Vught is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Waalre is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Waalwijk is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Werkendam is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Woensdrecht is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Woudrichem is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Zundert is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ...

Netherlands | Provinces | Municipalities| map

Coordinates: 51°42′N 4°52′E The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities (gemeenten), together 467 (2005); among these we can distinguish: those comprising one main city, town or village with the same name as the municipality, and possibly some additional villages; for example Utrecht, comprising the city Utrecht and the villages De Meern... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
ancestry1 - aqwg32 (2030 words)
Willem VERSTER was born on 16 Oct 1627 in Geertruidenberg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
Delia VERSTER was born on 1 Jun 1629 in Geertruidenberg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
Isaac Petersz VERSTER was christened on 25 Mar 1635 in Geertruidenberg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
"STADSWANDELING GEERTRUIDENBERG" (907 words)
Reeds vroeg was Geertruidenberg een belangrijk handelscentrum en een plaats waar graven, edelen en de vertegenwoordigers van steden tesamen kwamen.
De Schattelijn is centrum van cultuur voor Geertruidenberg en het Dongemondgebied en herbergt de openbare bibliotheek, naast een peuterspeelzaal, het Maatschappelijk Werk en de Gezinszorg.
Tussen 1955 - 1959 en 1973 - 1975 was reeds het in gebruik zijnde kerkdeel gerestaureerd.
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