Steenbergen () is a

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

and a town in the province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the we ...

in the south of the

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 and covers an area of of which is water. The municipality is mainly agricultural including a strongly growing

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sector, but Steenbergen and the nearby town of

Dinteloord Dinteloord is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. Dinteloord is known for its sugar factory, and the Muza festivals that have been held for over 50 years. History The village was first mentioned in 1604 as "le village de Dindeloo ...

also contain some

light industry Light industry are industries that usually are less capital-intensive than heavy industry and are more consumer-oriented than business-oriented, as they typically produce smaller consumer goods. Most light industry products are produced for ...

. A new stretch of A4 motorway under construction is expected to further increase the municipality's attractiveness, allowing easy connections with the large cities of

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to the north and the Belgian city of

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to the south. The connection with the nearby city of Bergen op Zoom will also be improved as a result.

Population centres

The city of Steenbergen

Steenbergen received

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in 1272.

Graves of Guy Gibson and Jim Warwick

Guy Gibson, Wing Commander and the first CO of the RAF's 617 Squadron which he led in the " Dam Busters" raid in 1943, crashed with his Mosquito aircraft in this municipality. Having returned to operational duties in 1944 after pestering Bomber Command, 26-year-old Gibson was killed along with his navigator, Sqn Ldr Jim Warwick, on a bombing raid on Rheydt (nowadays a borough of

Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, li, Jlabbach ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladbac ...

) operating as a Pathfinder Master Bomber based at

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, when his

de Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", or ...

XX, '' KB267'', crashed near Steenbergen on 19 September 1944. It was assumed for years that he had been shot down, but following the discovery of the wreckage it was found that a fault with the fuel tank selector possibly meant the aircraft simply ran out of fuel. An eye-witness account detailed how his aircraft circled Steenbergen and heard its engines 'splutter and stop'. In 2011 it was revealed the Mosquito may also have been shot down in a friendly fire incident. The graves are in the RC cemetery of Steenbergen. Streets have been named for both Gibson and Warwick, and one of the aircraft's

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s is located in the city park as a memorial.

Notable people

Schout-bij-nacht Bloys van Treslong 1807

* Johan Arnold Bloys van Treslong (1757 in Steenbergen – 1824) a Dutch naval officer and Patriot * Jan Maas (1900 in Steenbergen – 1977) a Dutch racing cyclist who competed in the

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

and the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

* Niel Steenbergen (1911 in Steenbergen – 1997) a Dutch artist, sculptor, painter and medalist *

Ella Vogelaar Catharina Pieternella "Ella" Vogelaar (23 December 1949 – 7 October 2019) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade union leader. Political career After graduating from the HBS in Zierikzee she attended the social academy ...

(born 1949 in Steenbergen) a retired Dutch politician * Pierre van Hooijdonk (born 1969 in Steenbergen) a retired Dutch international footballer with 551 club caps *

Eric Hellemons Eric Hellemons (born 2 June 1971) is a Dutch former footballer and current football coach, as assistant manager of Eredivisie club NAC Breda. Playing career A former defender, Hellemons played in the youth at SC Kruisland before he arrived at ...

(born 1971 in Kruisland) a Dutch former footballer with 358 club caps and current football coach, *

Nasrdin Dchar Nasrdin Dchar (born 5 November 1978) is a Moroccan-Dutch actor and presenter. Career Dchar has acted in many theatre productions. His first important television appearance was in ''Cut'', a popular youth series of BNN. He is also seen in soa ...

(born 1978 in Steenbergen) a Moroccan-Dutch actor and presenter IMDb Database
retrieved 27 August 2019

Gallery

File:Steenbergen, Gumaruskerk foto4 2010-09-11 12.04.JPG, Steenbergen, church: St. Gummaruskerk File:Steenbergse haven voorkant.JPG, Front view of the inner harbour of Steenbergen File:Steenbergen, watertoren foto4 2015-05-30 16.15.jpg, Steenbergen, watertower File:SteenbergenNoordwal.jpg, Northern City Dike, Steenbergen File:Gibson and Warwick.jpg, Gibson and Warwick

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Municipalities of North Brabant Populated places in North Brabant