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Waalwijk

Field	Value
name	Waalwijk
settlement_type	Municipality
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image_caption	Square in Waalwijk with restaurants and church
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image_map	Map - NL - Municipality code 0867 (2009).svg
map_alt	Highlighted position of Waalwijk in a municipal map of North Brabant
map_caption	Location in North Brabant
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Noord-Brabant
government_footnotes	{{cite web
url	http://www.waalwijk.nl/Pub/Home/Bestuur/old-Bestuur/old-Bestuur-Personen/Personen/Kleijngeld.html
title	Drs. A.M.P. Kleijngeld
language	nl
publisher	Gemeente Waalwijk
access-date	7 June 2014
archive-date	22 October 2015
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url-status	dead
governing_body	Municipal council
leader_party	Independent
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Sacha Ausems
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
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url	http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
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author
work	Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
publisher	Het Waterschapshuis
access-date	7 June 2014
archive-date	21 September 2013
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population_demonym	Waalwijker
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postal_code_type	Postcode
postal_code	5140–5146, 5160–5165
area_code_type	Area code
area_code	0416
website

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Dutch topographic map of Waalwijk, July 2013

Waalwijk () is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. It had a population of in and is located near the A59 and N261 motorways. The villages of Capelle, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Sprang (the former municipality of Sprang-Capelle) 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

Capelle
Vrijhoeve-Capelle
Sprang
Waalwijk
Waspik

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 Bergse Maas canal, with the River Waal 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:

Waalwijk Modestad (Waalwijk Fashion City), a weekend full of fashion
Nacht van het levenslied (Night of the "Dutch song"), where Dutch and local singers perform
Straattheaterfestival (street theatre festival), a weekend full of street performers and theatre acts

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Waalwijk is twinned with:

Notable people from Waalwijk

Valensia, a Dutch composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Grew up in Waalwijk.
Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga (1822 in Baardwijk – 1896), politician and Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast and Surinam
Hendrikus Chabot (1894 in Sprang – 1949), painter and sculptor
Martinus J. G. Veltman (born 1931 in Waalwijk – 2021), theoretical physicist, joint winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on particle theory
René Mioch (born 1959 in Waalwijk), journalist, presenter for radio and TV and actor
Jan-Hein Kuijpers (born 1968 in Waalwijk), lawyer and columnist
Wieki Somers (born 1976 in Sprang-Capelle), designer
Olcay Gulsen (born 1980 in Waalwijk), fashion designer
Ariën van Weesenbeek (born 1980 in Waalwijk), drummer with the Dutch metal band Epica
Bas van Daalen (born 1996 in Waalwijk), known as Will Grands, record producer, singer and songwriter

Sport

Frans Slaats (born 1912 in Waalwijk – 1993), professional cyclist who broke the world hour record
Ramon van Haaren (born 1972 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 291 club caps
Patrick van Balkom (born 1974 in Waalwijk), former sprinter, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Jos van Nieuwstadt (born 1979 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 310 club caps
Yuri van Gelder (born 1983 in Waalwijk), gymnast on the rings, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Frank van Mosselveld (born 1984 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 266 club caps

Gallery

File:2012-10-07 14.27 Waalwijk, gemeentehuis RM521817 foto3.jpg|Waalwijk, townhall File:Waalwijk, de Sint Janskerk RM444705 foto2 2012-10-07 14.34.jpg|Waalwijk, church: de Sint Janskerk File:Waalwijk, straatzicht Stationsstraat foto1 2012-10-07 14.38.jpg|Waalwijk, view to a street: de Stationsstraat File:Waalwijk, grand café in monumentaal pand RM521819 foto5 2012-10-07 14.42.jpg|Waalwijk, pub in monumental house

References

{{Dutch municipality total area. dataref
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"List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District". Twins2010.com.
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1561666/ IMDb Database] retrieved 09 March 2020

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