Brabantse Stedenrij | |
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       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 | |
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| Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°10′E / 51.583°N 5.167°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  North Brabant |
| Largest cities | Eindhoven Tilburg Breda 's-Hertogenbosch |
| Other municipalities | |
| Area | |
• CMSA | 2,436.37 km2 (940.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,375.38 km2 (917.14 sq mi) |
| • Water | 60.99 km2 (23.55 sq mi) |
| Population (31 August 2015)[2] | |
| • CMSA | 1,944,588 |
| • Density | 819/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] 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 DAF, VDL, Ciber, Atos, NXP, FEI, GE HealthCare and Thales in Eindhoven, Philips in Best and 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.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2014" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2014] (map). CBS Statline; CMSA (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline; CMSA (in Dutch). CBS. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Polycentric Mega-city Regions: Exploratory Research from Western Europe
- ^ Comissies brabant.nl [dead link]