Halderberge

Halderberge (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑldərˌbɛrɣə] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands.

Halderberge
Municipality
Basilica in Oudenbosch
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°35′N 4°32′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Established	1 January 1997[1]
Government [2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Bernd Roks (VVD)
Area [3]
• Total	75.21 km2 (29.04 sq mi)
• Land	74.47 km2 (28.75 sq mi)
• Water	0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[5]
• Total	30,430
• Density	409/km2 (1,060/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4730–4754
Area code	0165
Website	www.halderberge.nl

Population centres

• Oudenbosch (population: 13,110)
• Hoeven (6,560)
• Oud Gastel (6,360)
• Bosschenhoofd (2,180)
• Stampersgat (1,330)

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Halderberge, June 2015

Transportation

Railway Dordrecht to Roosendaal (part of line 11), with stations and official station abbreviations:

• Dordrecht (Ddr) (mun. Dordrecht)
• Dordrecht Zuid (Ddzd) (mun. Dordrecht)
• Lage Zwaluwe (Zlw) (mun. Moerdijk)
• Zevenbergen (Zvb) (mun. Moerdijk)
• Oudenbosch (Odb) (mun. Halderberge)
• Roosendaal (Rsd) (mun. Roosendaal)edit

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Twin towns — Sister cities

Halderberge is twinned with:

Międzyrzecz, Poland

Notable people

Cretien van Campen, 2016

• Jac. van Ginneken (1877 in Oudenbosch - 1945) a Dutch linguist, Jesuit priest and academic
• Marinus Jan Granpré Molière (1883 in Oudenbosch — 1972) a Dutch architect

• Gabriel Nuchelmans (1922 in Oud Gastel – 1996) a Dutch philosopher, focused on the philosophy of the Middle Ages
• Cretien van Campen (born 1963 in Oudenbosch) a Dutch author, editor and scientific researcher in social science and fine arts

Sport

• Janus van Merrienboer (1894 in Oud en Nieuw Gastel – 1947) an archer, competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics
• Ad Tak (born 1953 in Nieuwe Gastel) a retired cyclist, competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Digna Ketelaar (born 1967 in Bosschenhoofd) a former Dutch tennis player

Gallery

• 
  Markt, Oudenbosch
• 
  Oud Gastel
• 
  Hoeven, Sint Maartenspolder
• 
  Stampersgat