Oosterhout (; from ''ooster'', "eastern", and ''hout'', "woods") is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

and a city in the southern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. The municipality had a population of in .

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 The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon ( la, Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici), also known as the Order of Solomon's Temple, the Knights Templar, or simply the Templars, was a Catholic military order, o ...

had a temple here dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It was home to a castle which later acquired control over the surrounding area, up to

Breda Breda () 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. Breda ...

and

Bergen op Zoom Bergen op Zoom (; called ''Berrege'' in the local dialect) is a municipality and a city located in the south of the Netherlands. Etymology The city was built on a place where two types of soil meet: sandy soil and marine clay. The sandy soil ...

. The castle was destroyed by Spanish troops during the

Eighty Years War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Re ...

, 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 Frederick Henry ( nl, Frederik Hendrik; 29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1625 until his death in 1647. In the la ...

, and suffered heavy damage. Despite the rise of Protestantism, it was home to several Catholic monasteries, including that of the

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s, which is still active. Oosterhout received city rights in 1809, by will of

Louis Bonaparte Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (born Luigi Buonaparte; 2 September 1778 – 25 July 1846) was a younger brother of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French. He was a monarch in his own right from 1806 to 1810, ruling over the Kingdom of Holland (a French ...

Main sights

*''Slotjes'' (Castle) *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 was restored several times in the following centuries. *Monastery of St. Catherine, once a castle held by the Knights Hospitaller. *Slotbossetoren, destroyed castle

Sport

Oosterhout is home to several sports clubs, for example volleyball club VOKO, football clubs SCO-Tofs,

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, baseball club

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and hockey club De Warande.

Sport clubs

Notable people

Willem Hendrik de Vriese Willem Hendrik de Vriese (11 August 1806 – 23 January 1862) was a Dutch botanist and physician born in Oosterhout, North Brabant. Education Willem Hendrik de Vriese studied medicine at the University of Leiden, earning his doctorate in ...

(1806–1862) a Dutch botanist and physician * Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857–1936) a Dutch scholar of Oriental cultures and Advisor to the colonial government of the

Netherlands East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, whi ...

* Marinus De Jong (1891-1984) a Belgian composer and pianist of Dutch origin *

Gerrit Brokx Gerardus Philippus "Gerrit" Brokx (22 June 1933 – 11 January 2002) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Decorations References External links ;Official *Mr. G.Ph. (Gerrit) BrokxParlement & Politiek ...

(1933–2002) a Dutch politician * Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Liesen (born 1960) a Dutch clergyman and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Breda *

Mirjam Mous Mirjam Mous (born 7 November 1963) is a Dutch author of children's literature. Early life and education Mous was born 7 November 1963 in Oosterhout, Netherlands. She grew up in Made. Mous' father was a painter. Mous studied to become a teacher ...

(born 1963) a Dutch author of children's literature * Marlies Dekkers (born 1965) a Dutch fashion designer * Peter Kops (born 1967) known as Extince, a Dutch rapper *

Sander P. Zwegers Sander Pieter Zwegers (born April 16, 1975) is a Dutch mathematician who made a connection between Maass forms and Srinivasa Ramanujan's mock theta functions in 2002. He was born in Oosterhout. After a period at the Max-Planck Institute in Bonn, h ...

(born 1975) a Dutch mathematician and academic

Sport

Jennifer Vreugdenhil in May 2019 (cropped)

* Kees Pijl (1897–1976) a Dutch footballer with 203 caps for Feyenoord, competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

Wanny van Gils Wanny van Gils (February 10, 1959 – July 28, 2018) was a Dutch football player and coach. Club career He was under contract with NAC Breda, Beringen and Willem II. His wonderful solo-goal against Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and mun ...

(1959–2018) a Dutch football player with over 300 club caps and coach * Kelly van Zon (born 1987) a Dutch table tennis player * Wesley Vissers (born 1993) a Dutch professional bodybuilder *

Jennifer Vreugdenhil Jennifer Vreugdenhil (born 12 January 1995) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Vreugdenhil played for ADO Den Haag and Valencia at club level and was capped by the Netherlands national team. She retired from p ...

(born 1995) a Dutch footballer

Gallery

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References

External links

* * {{Authority control Municipalities of North Brabant Populated places in North Brabant Cities in the Netherlands