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Oosterhout

Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°52′E / 51.633°N 4.867°E / 51.633; 4.867
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Oosterhout
Municipality
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Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°52′E / 51.633°N 4.867°E / 51.633; 4.867
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMarcel Fränzel (acting) (D66)
Area
[2]
 • Total
73.09 km2 (28.22 sq mi)
 • Land71.47 km2 (27.59 sq mi)
 • Water1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2026)[4]
 • Total
58,739
 • Density786/km2 (2,040/sq mi)
 • Town/Settlement[5]
50,140
DemonymOosterhouter
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4849, 4900–4911
Area code0162
Websitewww.oosterhout.nl

Oosterhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːstərɦʌut]; from ooster, "eastern", and hout, "woods") is a municipality and a city in North Brabant in southern Netherlands. The municipality had a population of 56,206 in 2021.

Population centers

The municipality of Oosterhout includes the following places:

History

Oosterhout is mentioned for the first time in 1277, although archaeological excavations showed the existence of human settlements in the area in prehistoric times. The Knights Templar had a temple here dedicated to John the Baptist. It was home to a castle which later acquired control over the surrounding area, up to Breda and Bergen op Zoom. The castle was destroyed by Spanish troops during the Eighty Years War, in 1573; only a tower of it survives today.

The city became the seat of a flourishing ceramics industry, which lasted until the 19th century. In 1625 the city was besieged by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and suffered heavy damage.

Despite the rise of Protestantism, it was home to several Catholic monasteries, including that of the Premonstratensians, which is still active. Oosterhout received city rights in 1809, by will of Louis Bonaparte.[citation needed]

Main sights

  • Slotjes (lit. 'Locks'), castles and mansions in the city[6]
  • Unfinished basilica of St. John. A Romanesque church existed in 1277, but from around 1473 it was rebuilt in the current Gothic style, being finished in 1493. The tower was constructed from 1519 to 1552. It has been restored several times in the following centuries.[7]
  • Monastery of St. Catherine, once a castle held by the Knights Hospitaller.[8]
  • Slotbossetoren, the remnant of a destroyed 13th century castle[9]

Culture

De anoniemen, a group of statues made by Paul Elshout [nl] ,located in Slotpark [nl].[10]

Sport

Oosterhout is home to several sports clubs, including volleyball club VOKO, football clubs VV SCO [nl], VV Oosterhout [nl], baseball club Twins, and field hockey club De Warande [nl]. Twins

Sport clubs

Notable people

Sport

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester mr. drs. S.W.Th. Huisman" (in Nederlands). Gemeente Oosterhout. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Nederlands). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 4902ZP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Nederlands). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Oosterhout (Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands)". Population Statistics. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  5. ↑ "Oosterhout (Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands)". Population Statistics. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  6. ↑ "De historie van de Slotjes". Fijn Oosterhout (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  7. ↑ "Sint Jansbasiliek". Visit Brabant (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  8. ↑ "'t Slotje • Norbertinessenpriorij Sint Catharinadal". Norbertinessenpriorij Sint Catharinadal (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  9. ↑ "Ruïne van Strijen". Monumentenbezit (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  10. ↑ "Oosterhout - De Anoniemen". vanderkrogt.net (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2026-08-21.
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