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Breda

This article is about the city in the Netherlands. For the Italian rolling stock manufacturer, see Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie. For other uses, see Breda (disambiguation).
Breda
City and municipality
Docks in the city center
Docks in the city center
Flag of Breda
Flag
Coat of arms of Breda
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Breda in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Breda is located in Netherlands
Breda
Breda
Location within the Netherlands
Breda is located in Europe
Breda
Breda
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 51°35′20″N 04°46′33″E / 51.58889°N 4.77583°E / 51.58889; 4.77583
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorPaul Depla (PvdA)
Area
[2]
 • Municipality
128.68 km2 (49.68 sq mi)
 • Land125.74 km2 (48.55 sq mi)
 • Water2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (Municipality, January 2021; Urban and Metro, May 2014)[4][5][6]
 • Municipality
184,126
 • Density1,464/km2 (3,790/sq mi)
 • Urban
180,420
 • Metro
324,812
 • Metro region
553,706
 • Brabant CMSA
1,932,055
Demonym(s)Bredanaar, Bredaër
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4800–4841, 4847, 4850–4854
Area code076
Websitewww.breda.nl
Map
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Breda (/ˈbreɪdə/ BRAY-də, also UK: /ˈbriːdə/ BREE-də, US: /breɪˈdɑː/ bray-DAH, Dutch: [breːˈdaː] ) is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from brede Aa ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa.[7] Breda has 185,072 inhabitants on 13 September 2022 and is part of the Brabantse Stedenrij; it is the ninth largest city/municipality in the country, and the third largest in North Brabant after Eindhoven and Tilburg. It is equidistant from Rotterdam and Antwerp.

As a fortified city, it was of strategic military and political significance. Although a direct fiefdom of the Holy Roman Emperor, the city obtained a municipal charter; the acquisition of Breda, through marriage, by the House of Nassau ensured that Breda would be at the center of political and social life in the Low Countries. Breda had a population of 184,126 in 2021; the metropolitan area had a population of 324,812.

  1. ^ "de heer P.A.C.M. van der Velden" (in Dutch). Gemeente Breda. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 4811DJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Regionale kerncijfers Nederland" [Regional core figures Netherlands]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. ^ "De grenzeloze regio". Sdu uitgevers. 2007. ISBN 9789012124577. Het BBP van BrabantStad ligt op 14.7% van het nationale BBP. In de regio liggen Philips, de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, de Universiteit Tilburg en de HAS Den Bosch. De regio heeft 1.4 miljoen inwoners. Er is veel R&D, ICT, automotive, logistiek en agribusiness.
  7. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Breda" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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