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Bergen op Zoom | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Area - Land - Water | 103.00 kmē 101.00 kmē 2.00 kmē |
| Population 2003 - Density | 66,011 654/kmē |
Bergen op Zoom is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands.
Bergen op Zoom was granted city status in 1347.
The Markiezenhof palace, built in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, houses a cultural centre and a museum with a picturesque courtyard, paintings, period rooms, and temporary exhibitions.
GE Plastics operates a major manufacturing facility at its European headquarters in Bergen op Zoom.Bergen op Zoom historically has been a place of residence for circus/ funfair (kermis) performers and families.
Lepelstraat (population: 2,342) is a small community six kilometers north of the city of Bergen op Zoom. 30 percent of the municipality consists of farmland. Its earliest records of history date back to 1298 when in a manuscript of landrights it was mentioned as "Den Leepel Straet."
Lepelstraat has always been an important part in its region's religious history. From 1612 to 1875 there was a little church in the attic of a farmhouse that was kept from the knowledge of authorities because Roman Catholicism was forbidden at that time.
In 1875 Lepelstraat got its first real church, one with a tower having a height of 68 meters. This tower got blown up during World War II by retreating German troops. The tower has never been rebuilt.
During Holland's "Great Flood" in 19531953 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for the calendar). Events January events January 7 President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. January 13 Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugosl all of the land around Lepelstraat became flooded, costing thousands of lives. The water did not reach Lepelstraat itself, making it a safe haven for the unlucky people who lost their homes, friends, and families.
| Province North Brabant | |
| Aalburg - Alphen-Chaam - Asten - Baarle-Nassau - Bergeijk - Bergen op Zoom - Bernheze - Best - Bladel - Boekel - Boxmeer - Boxtel - Breda - Cranendonck - Cuijk - Deurne - Dongen - Drimmelen - Eersel - Eindhoven - Etten-Leur - Geertruidenberg - Geldrop-Mierlo - Gemert-Bakel - Gilze en Rijen - Goirle - Grave - Haaren - Halderberge - Heeze-Leende - Helmond - 's-Hertogenbosch - Heusden - Hilvarenbeek - Laarbeek - Landerd - Lith - Loon op Zand - Maasdonk - Mill en Sint Hubert - Moerdijk - Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten - Oirschot - Oisterwijk - Oosterhout - Oss - Reusel-De Mierden - Roosendaal - Rucphen - Schijndel - Sint Anthonis - Sint-Michielsgestel - Sint-Oedenrode - Someren - Son en Breugel - Steenbergen - Tilburg - Uden - Valkenswaard - Veghel - Veldhoven - Vught - Waalre - Waalwijk - Werkendam - Woensdrecht - Woudrichem - Zundert |