Roosendaal
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| Roosendaal | |
| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | North Brabant |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Municipality | 107.21 km² (41.4 sq mi) |
| - Land | 106.43 km² (41.1 sq mi) |
| - Water | 0.78 km² (0.3 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Municipality | 77,381 |
| - Density | 727/km² (1,882.9/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Roosendaal (pronunciation (help·info)) is both a city and a municipality in the southern Netherlands. Together with surrounding towns it used to form a municipality named Roosendaal en Nispen. Since January 1st, 1997 the municipalities Roosendaal en Nispen and Wouw have merged into the municipality now simply known as Roosendaal.
The city is an important railway hub: the Zwolle-Roosendaal v.v. main line starts and ends here; the Amsterdam-Brussels v.v. international train service passes through Roosendaal, as does the express train Amsterdam-Vlissingen (Flushing) v.v.
The international train service will be cancelled in 2007 with the coming of the HSL-Zuid.
- Roosendaal (population: 66,660)
- Wouw (4,920)
- Heerle (1,900)
- Nispen (1,440)
- Wouwse Plantage (1,230)
- Moerstraten (660)
Roosendaal was established in the 13th century.
The professional football team RBC plays in Roosendaal. RBC demoted this year (2006) after having played the worst season in the Dutch football history.
- Official website (in Dutch)
- Map
- Railway station:
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