Waalwijk () 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 city in the southern Netherlands. It had a population of in and is located near the motorways A59 and N261. The villages of

Capelle Capelle (also ''Kapelle'') is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located about 6 km west of Waalwijk. The village was first mentioned in 1257 as Capella, and means chapel. The original village was flooded i ...

, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Sprang (the former municipality of

Sprang-Capelle Sprang-Capelle is a former municipality in the North Brabant province of the Netherlands. It was formed in 1923 as a merger of the municipalities of Sprang, Vrijhoeve-Capelle and 's Grevelduin- Capelle. Therefore Sprang-Capelle consists of three ...

) 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

The city of Waalwijk

Waalwijk is a city in North Brabant that lies north of Tilburg and west of 's-Hertogenbosch. To its north runs the river Bergse Maas. River Waal is further to the north. Waalwijk used to be known for its shoe business. Waalwijk was granted

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...

in 1303. The professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

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: *

Waalwijk Modestad Waalwijk () is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. It had a population of in and is located near the motorways A59 and N261. The villages of Capelle, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Sprang (the former municipality of Sprang-Capelle) and W ...

(Waalwijk Fashion City), a weekend full of fashion * Nacht van het levenslied (Night of the "Dutch song"), where Dutch and local singers perform * Straattheaterfestival (street theatre festival), a weekend full of street performers and theatre acts

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Waalwijk is twinned with:

Notable people from Waalwijk

Valensia Aldous Byron Valensia Clarkson (born April 13, 1971, in The Hague), better known as simply Valensia, is a Dutch composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Early life Valensia grew up in Waalwijk and used to spend a lot of his time at the fam ...

, a Dutch composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Grew up in Waalwijk. *

Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga (born 25 June 1822 – 16 November 1896) was a Dutch politician and colonial official, who served as Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast between 1865 and 1867 and as Governor of Surinam between 29 June 1867 and ...

(1822 in Baardwijk – 1896), politician and Governor of the

Dutch Gold Coast The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea, officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea (Dutch: ''Nederlandse Bezittingen ter Kuste van Guinea'') was a portion of contemporary Ghana that was gradually colonized by the Dutch, beginning in 1612. ...

and Surinam *

Hendrikus Chabot Hendrikus "Henk" Chabot (2 August 1894 – 2 May 1949) was a Dutch painter and sculptor. '' Hendrik Chabot: Artist beyond Expressionism. '' If there is any one modern Dutch painter who stands near to Van Gogh, it is, surely, Hendrik Chabot (189 ...

(1894 in Sprang – 1949), painter and sculptor *

Martinus J. G. Veltman Martinus Justinus Godefriedus "Tini" Veltman (; 27 June 1931 – 4 January 2021) was a Dutch theoretical physicist. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in physics with his former PhD student Gerardus 't Hooft for their work on particle theory. Biogr ...

(born 1931 in Waalwijk – 2021), theoretical physicist, joint winner of the 1999

Nobel Prize in physics ) , image = Nobel Prize.png , alt = A golden medallion with an embossed image of a bearded man facing left in profile. To the left of the man is the text "ALFR•" then "NOBEL", and on the right, the text (smaller) "NAT•" then " ...

for work on

particle theory Particle physics or high energy physics is the study of fundamental particles and forces that constitute matter and radiation. The fundamental particles in the universe are classified in the Standard Model as fermions (matter particles) and b ...

René Mioch René Mioch (born in Waalwijk, March 6, 1959) is a Dutch journalist and presenter for radio and television. He has had several minor film roles, mainly as cameos of himself, including appearances in ''Loverboy'' and ''Too Fat Too Furious''. In ...

(born 1959 in Waalwijk), journalist and presenter for radio and TV IMDb Database
retrieved 09 March 2020 *

Juan van Emmerloot ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

(born 1965 in Waalwijk), drummer, music producer and composer * Jan-Hein Kuijpers (born 1968 in Waalwijk), lawyer and columnist * Wieki Somers (born 1976 in Sprang-Capelle), designer *

Olcay Gulsen Olcay Gülşen, also known as OJ Gulsen, (born 20 July 1980) is a Dutch fashion designer. She was the owner of fashion label "SuperTrash" from 2009 to 2018. Life and career Olcay Gulsen's parents are Kurdish born in Turkey. Gulsen was born in W ...

(born 1980 in Waalwijk), fashion designer *

Ariën van Weesenbeek God Dethroned is a Dutch extreme metal band from Beilen, originally formed in 1990. Biography God Dethroned was formed in 1990 by singer and guitar player Henri Sattler, with Hans Leegstra (guitar) and Ard de Weerd. Sattler and Leegstra had pre ...

(born 1980 in Waalwijk), drummer with the Dutch metal band

Epica Epica or EPICA may refer to: * Epica (band), a Dutch symphonic metal band * ''Epica'' (Kamelot album), 2003 * ''Epica'' (Audiomachine album), 2012 * The European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA) * The Epica Awards (International Adver ...

* Bas van Daalen (born 1996 in Waalwijk), known as '' Will Grands'', record producer, singer and songwriter

Sport

Frans Slaats Frans Slaats (born Waalwijk, Netherlands, 11 June 1912, died Waalwijk, 6 April 1993) was a Dutch professional cyclist who broke the world hour record. Slaats was a prominent velodrome rider in the 1930s, especially in Six-day racing. In September ...

(born 1912 in Waalwijk – 1993), professional cyclist who broke the world hour record *

Ramon van Haaren Ramon van Haaren (born 16 September 1972) is a Dutch former footballer. In his 14-year lasting career, he played for RKC Waalwijk, Roda JC, Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam. Van Haaren was a defender who was born in Waalwijk and made his debut i ...

(born 1972 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 291 club caps *

Patrick van Balkom Patrick Petrus Marinus van Balkom (born September 14, 1974) is a former Dutch sprinter. Together with Caimin Douglas, Timothy Beck and Troy Douglas he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. W ...

(born 1974 in Waalwijk), former sprinter, competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Jos van Nieuwstadt Jos van Nieuwstadt (born 19 November 1979) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Previously he played for SC Cambuur after his contract with Doncaster Rovers was terminated by mutual consent on 31 August ...

(born 1979 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 310 club caps *

Yuri van Gelder Yuri van Gelder (born 20 April 1983) is a Dutch gymnast, whose best discipline is the rings. His nickname is "Lord of the Rings". Career Born in Waalwijk, Netherlands, Van Gelder took the gold in the men's rings at the 2005 European Championshi ...

(born 1983 in Waalwijk), gymnast on the rings, competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

* Frank van Mosselveld (born 1984 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 266 club caps

Gallery

File:2012-10-07 14.27 Waalwijk, gemeentehuis RM521817 foto3.jpg, Waalwijk, townhall File:Waalwijk, de Sint Janskerk RM444705 foto2 2012-10-07 14.34.jpg, Waalwijk, church: de Sint Janskerk File:Waalwijk, straatzicht Stationsstraat foto1 2012-10-07 14.38.jpg, Waalwijk, view to a street: de Stationsstraat File:Waalwijk, grand café in monumentaal pand RM521819 foto5 2012-10-07 14.42.jpg, Waalwijk, pub in monumental house

References

External links

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