Brabantse Stedenrij
Megalopolis
From top down, left to right: city centre of Eindhoven
Port of Breda, with the Church of Our Lady in the back
City centre of 's-Hertogenbosch with the St. John's Cathedral
Tilburg: Joseph Church, Westpoint, Interpolis, Dionysius Church
Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°10′E / 51.583°N 5.167°E / 51.583; 5.167
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Largest citiesEindhoven
Tilburg
Breda
's-Hertogenbosch
Other municipalities
List
Area
[1]
 • CMSA2,436.37 km2 (940.69 sq mi)
 • Land2,375.38 km2 (917.14 sq mi)
 • Water60.99 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
Population
 (31 August 2015)[2]
 • CMSA
1,944,588
 • Density819/km2 (2,120/sq mi)

Brabantse Stedenrij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbraːbɑntsə ˌsteːdə(n)ˈrɛi]) is a term used in Dutch urban planning to designate the polycentric city region in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands.[3][4] It's erroneously translated sometimes into English as "Brabantine City Row"; a term not attested in English outside Wikipedia until LinkedIn adopted it in August 2020.[5] Its population is about 2 million. The main cities are 's-Hertogenbosch, Breda, Eindhoven, Helmond and Tilburg. Other municipalities of the area are Bergen op Zoom, Oss and Roosendaal. The metropolitan region also includes other large towns such as Boxtel, Etten-Leur, Oosterhout, Uden, Veghel, Veldhoven and Waalwijk.

The Brabantse Stedenrij is home to many large companies. In science, technology & engineering one finds Philips, DAF, VDL, Ciber, Atos, NXP, FEI, GE HealthCare and Thales in Eindhoven, ASML and Navteq in Veldhoven, Vanderlande and Alliance Boots in Veghel, Merck & Co., Aspen and B. Braun Medical in Oss, Fujifilm and Tesla Motors in Tilburg, Bosch Rexroth in Boxtel, and Acer Inc. in 's-Hertogenbosch. Also, the area has a rich agriculture and food industry, e.g. Mars Inc., Agrifirm, Royal Canin and FrieslandCampina's DMV in Veghel, Bavaria in Lieshout, Heineken in 's-Hertogenbosch, Coca-Cola in Dongen, Vion in Boxtel, Perfetti Van Melle in Breda and Unilever's Unox in Oss.

Municipalities

Top 20 largest cities and towns of the Brabantse Stedenrij, 2022[6]
Nº City/town (BAG) Population Municipality Population
1 Eindhoven 225,923 Eindhoven 225,923
2 Tilburg 222,601 Tilburg 222,601
3 Breda 184,762 Breda 184,762
4 's-Hertogenbosch 155,555 's-Hertogenbosch 155,555
5 Helmond 88,515 Helmond 88,515
6 Roosendaal 67,255 Roosendaal 77,415
7 Oss 57,475 Oss 84,635
8 Bergen op Zoom 66,811 Bergen op Zoom 66,105
9 Oosterhout 49,115 Oosterhout 53,995
10 Veldhoven 43,865 Veldhoven 43,865
11 Etten-Leur 42,055 Etten-Leur 42,055
12 Uden 35,280 Uden 40,810
13 Rosmalen 34,340 's-Hertogenbosch 141,895
14 Waalwijk 31,620 Waalwijk 46,430
15 Veghel 31,032 Meierijstad 37,555
16 Valkenswaard 30,660 Valkenswaard 30,660
17 Best 28,700 Best 28,700
18 Geldrop 28,560 Geldrop-Mierlo 38,675
19 Boxtel 25,400 Boxtel 30,280
20 Vught 25,040 Vught 25,785

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2014" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2014] (map). CBS Statline; CMSA (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline; CMSA (in Dutch). CBS. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Polycentric Mega-city Regions: Exploratory Research from Western Europe
  4. ↑ http://www.brabant.nl/politiek-en-bestuur/provinciale-staten/vergaderstukken-en-besluiten-ps-en-commissies/zoeken/download.aspx?qvi=30127
  5. ↑ "LinkedIn deelt je liever in op regio, zoals Brabantine City Row of The Randstad". NU.nl (in Dutch). 27 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Aantal inwoners per woonplaats (BAG) 01-01-2012". CBS Buurtmonitor. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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