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Waalwijk

Municipality in Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Waalwijk (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈʋaːlʋɛik]^ⓘ) is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. It had a population of 48,815 in 2021 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[edit]

The city of Waalwijk[edit]

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:

International relations[edit]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands

Twin towns — sister cities[edit]

Waalwijk is twinned with:

Town hall and city centre.

Notable people from Waalwijk[edit]

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 and presenter for radio and TV ^[6]
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