Steenbergen | |
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![]() Aerial view of Steenbergen | |
![]() Location in North Brabant | |
Coordinates: 51°35′N 4°19′E / 51.583°N 4.317°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Ruud van den Belt (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 159.14 km2 (61.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 146.43 km2 (56.54 sq mi) |
• Water | 12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 24,310 |
• Density | 166/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Demonym | Steenbergenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 4650–4655, 4670–4671, 4680–4681, 4756 |
Area code | 0167 |
Website | gemeente-steenbergen |
Steenbergen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsteːmˌbɛrɣə(n)] ) is a municipality and a town in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands. The municipality had a population of 24,310 in 2021 and covers an area of 159.14 km2 (61.44 sq mi) of which 12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi) is water. The municipality is mainly agricultural including a strongly growing greenhouse sector, but Steenbergen and the nearby town of Dinteloord also contain some light industry. 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 Rotterdam to the north and the Belgian city of Antwerp to the south. The connection with the nearby city of Bergen op Zoom will also be improved as a result.