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Like most of the Netherlands, North Brabant is mostly flat but nearly every part of North Brabant is above sea level, therefore there are not as many canals as in the lower parts of The Netherlands. While most of the population lives in urban areas, the province is scattered with villages and most of the land is cultivated.
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Breda,
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Eindhoven,
Efteling,
Evoluon,
Grote Kerk,
Heeswijk Castle,
Kaatsheuvel,
Peel,
Tilburg,
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DISCOVER BREDA
The city center of Breda contains beautiful old buildings and portions of the singels (moats). The shops and a shopping mall are located here and a nice harbour. Various historic buildings, especially the Beguinage, Grote Kerk (Large Church) or Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk (Church of Our Lady) offer examples of Renaissance and Baroque architecture ...
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DE BIESBOSCH
De Biesbosch ('forest of sedges' or 'rushwoods'), is one of the largest national parks of the Netherlands and one of the last freshwater tide areas in Europe. The Biesbosch consists of a rather large network of rivers and smaller and larger creeks with islands. The Biesbosch is an important wetland area for waterfowl and has a rich flora and fauna ...
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DISCOVER EINDHOVEN
The written history of Eindhoven started in 1232, when Duke Hendrik I of Brabant granted city rights to Endehoven, then a small town right on the confluence of the Dommel and Gender streams. At the time of granting of its charter, Eindhoven had approximately 170 houses enclosed by a rampart. Just outside of the city walls stood a small castle ...
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EFTELING THEME PARK
I LOVE EFTELING! Efteling is the largest theme park in the Netherlands, and as it opened in 1952, it is one of the oldest theme parks in the world. Efteling is located in the town of Kaatsheuvel, in the municipality of Loon op Zand, and has received over 100 million visitors. Originally the park catered towards children with a fairy tale theme ...
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THE EVOLUON
The Evoluon is a conference centre and former science museum erected by the electronics and electrical company Philips in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in 1966. The building is unique due to its very futuristic design, resembling a landed flying saucer. It was designed by architect Louis Christiaan Kalff, while the exhibition was conceived by James Gardner ...
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GROTE KERK
The Grote kerk or Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Church of Our Lady) is the most important monument of Breda. The church is built in the gothic style Brabantse gothiek. The tower of the church is 97 meter tall. The plan is in the shape of a Latin Cross, as is usual with gothic cathedrals. The first notice of a stone church in Breda is from 1269 ...
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HEESWIJK CASTLE
Heeswijk Castle is a former water citadel near Heeswijk in the Dutch province of North Brabant, originally built in the 11th century. The original castle consisted of a motte erected in 1080. During the subsequent centuries this motte was reduced and in its place a castle was built. Heeswijk Castle has several times played a role in the history of the Netherlands ...
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KAATSHEUVEL
Historically, the economy of Kaatsheuvel was primarily dependent on the shoe industry. In the 1950s, the then mayor Van der Heijden, wanted to attract other industries to the burgeoning village, in order to secure its economic future. This was accomplished with the completion of the theme park The Efteling on 31 May 1952 ...
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DE PEEL
De Peel is a region in the Southeast of the Netherlands that straddles the border between the provinces of North Brabant and Limburg. The region is best known for the extraction of peat for fuel, which had been going on since the Middle Ages but is no longer done. For this purpose many canals were dug to remove the water and for ships to move out the peat ...
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DISCOVER TILBURG
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant. Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout. Tilburg University is located in Tilburg, as are Avans University of Applied Sciences, Fontys University of Applied Sciences and Fontys Academy of Journalism ...
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