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Zevenbergen

Field	Value
name	Zevenbergen
settlement_type	City
other_name
native_name
native_name_lang	nl
image_skyline	File:NL Moerdijk municipality Zevenbergen city IMG 2832.JPG
image_caption	Aerial view
image_flag	Zevenbergen vlag.svg
image_shield	Blason ville nl Zevenbergen.svg
pushpin_map	Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	North Brabant
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Moerdijk
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	0.3
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	19.85
population_footnotes
population_total	14,530
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	4760-4762
area_code_type	Dialing code
area_code	0168
coordinates

Zevenbergen (from Dutch zeven, although it is unsure for which reason, and bergen, meaning "mountains") is a Dutch city which is a part of the municipality of Moerdijk. Zevenbergen is located in the northwest of the province of North Brabant near Breda.

History

Zevenbergen (literal translation: Seven Mountains) is presumably named after the hills that formed a natural barrier of protection during the time of the Roman Empire. The actual number of hills is debatable however and was most likely not seven. Archeological excavations in 1964 and 1965 revealed that two of the hills were already present during the Bronze Age.

From the mid-nineteenth century until the end of the twentieth century, Zevenbergen was most famous for its sugar production comprising three sugar factories. As a result of the sugar transport requirement, Zevenbergen got its railways, as well as the harbour located at the end of the "Mark" canal.

Zevenbergen was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Fijnaart en Heijningen, Klundert, Standdaarbuiten and Willemstad. The name of the new municipality was originally "Zevenbergen", but was changed to "Moerdijk" in 1998.

Public transport

The Zevenbergen railway station has, together with nearby Oudenbosch, one of the oldest station buildings still existing in the Netherlands. The only older station building is the Valkenburg railway station.

Notable people

Vincent van Gogh, the famous Dutch painter, lived in Zevenbergen for part of his life.
Leo Riemens (1910–1985) from Zevenbergen was a Dutch musicologist and cultural journalist, co-author of Großes Sängerlexikon.

Gallery

File:Zevenbergen Watertoren 5958.JPG|Water tower File:Markt Zevenbergen P1540247.jpg|Market with St Catharina Church File:Markt Zevenbergen P1280042.jpg|Pubs on the market File:Prins Hendrikstraat Zevenbergen 3.jpg|Industry in Zevenbergen

References

"Postcodetool for 4761AA". Het Waterschapshuis.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten

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