Oosterhout

Oosterhout
Oosterhout
Municipality
	Market square in Oosterhout
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Brabant
	Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°52′E / 51.633°N 4.867°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marcel Fränzel (acting) (D66)
Area
• Total	73.09 km2 (28.22 sq mi)
• Land	71.47 km2 (27.59 sq mi)
• Water	1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	56,206
• Density	786/km2 (2,040/sq mi)
Demonym	Oosterhouter
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4849, 4900–4911
Area code	0162
Website	www.oosterhout.nl

Oosterhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːstərɦʌut] ^ⓘ; from ooster, "eastern", and hout, "woods") is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. The municipality had a population of 56,206 in 2021.

Population centers

The municipality of Oosterhout includes the following places:

Heistraat
Hespelaar
Oosteind
Oosterhout (city)
Seters

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 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 and Bergen op Zoom. The castle was destroyed by Spanish troops during the Eighty Years War, 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, and suffered heavy damage.

Despite the rise of Protestantism, it was home to several Catholic monasteries, including that of the Premonstratensians, which is still active. Oosterhout received city rights in 1809, by will of Louis Bonaparte.

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, VV Oosterhout, baseball club Twins and hockey club De Warande.

Sport Clubs:

VOKO, Volleyball
ATV Scorpio, Athletics
SCO-Tofs, Football
TSC, Football
VV Oosterhout, Football
De Warande, Hockey
OZ&PC De Warande, Swimming and Water polo
De Voltreffers, Korfball
De Glaskoning Twins, Baseball

Notable residents

Marinus De Jong, composer and pianist
Extince (Peter Kops), Dutch rapper
Marlies Dekkers, lingerie designer

References

^ "Burgemeester mr. drs. S.W.Th. Huisman" (in Dutch). Gemeente Oosterhout. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 4902ZP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links

Media related to Oosterhout, North Brabant at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[mayor_now-1] "Burgemeester mr. drs. S.W.Th. Huisman" (in Dutch). Gemeente Oosterhout. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 4902ZP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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