Editing Goirle

{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->
| name                    = Goirle
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
<!-- Images, nickname, motto -->
| image_skyline           = De Hovel.JPG
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Goirle town centre
| image_flag              = Goirle vlag.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
| flag_alt                = 
| image_shield            = Goirle wapen.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              = 
<!-- Maps, coordinates -->
| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0785 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Goirle in a municipal map of North Brabant
| map_caption             = Location in North Brabant
| coordinates             = {{coord|51|31|N|5|4|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Brabant]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url=https://bestuur.goirle.nl/organisatie/mevr.-m.g.-rijsdorp 
 |title=Mevr. M.G. Rijsdorp 
 |language=nl 
 |publisher=Gemeente Goirle 
 |access-date=21 April 2014 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422234718/https://bestuur.goirle.nl/organisatie/mevr.-m.g.-rijsdorp 
 |archive-date=22 April 2014 
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Mark van Stappershoef]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Goirle}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Goirle}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Goirle}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool 
 |title=Postcodetool for 5051LT 
 |language=nl 
 |work=Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland 
 |publisher=Het Waterschapshuis 
 |access-date=21 April 2014 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool 
 |archive-date=21 September 2013 
}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 16
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| elevation_min_m         =
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Goirle}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Goirle}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = Goirlenaar
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 5050–5053, 5133
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 013
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.goirle.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Goirle''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɣoːrlə|pron|195 Goirle.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and [[town]] in the southern [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Brabant]]. Part of the suburban area of the city of [[Tilburg]], it shares with it its phone area code and public transport system.

The municipality also includes the [[village]]s of Breehees and [[Riel, Goirle|Riel]].

==Topography==
[[File:Gem-Goirle-OpenTopo.jpg|475px|]]

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Goirle, June 2015''

== Notable people ==
[[File:Tuska 20130630 - Nightwish - 48.jpg|125px|thumb|Floor Jansen, 2013]]
[[File:Ireen Wüst.jpg|125px|thumb|Ireen Wüst, 2013]]
* [[Max Steenberghe]] (1899–1972) a Dutch politician and Govt. minister
* [[John Boxtel]] (born 1930) a Dutch sculptor of woodcarvings and an art teacher 
* [[Pepijn van Erp]] (born 1972) a Dutch mathematician, skeptical activist and chess player 
* [[Jan Taminiau]] (born 1975) a Dutch clothes designer
* [[Floor Jansen]] (born 1981) a Dutch singer, songwriter and lead vocalist of Finnish [[symphonic metal]] band [[Nightwish]]

=== Sport ===
* [[Tiest van Gestel]] (1881–1969) an archer and team gold medallist at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Huub Zilverberg]] (born 1939) a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer
* [[Martin van Geel]] (born 1960) a retired Dutch footballer with over 430 club caps
* [[Mathieu Hermans]] (born 1963) a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer
* [[Roy Hendriksen]] (born 1969) a Dutch professional football manager, coach and former player with 438 club caps
* [[Edwin Hermans]] (born 1974) a Dutch former footballer with over 360 club caps
* [[Amanda Hopmans]] (born 1976) a former professional tennis player
* [[Björn van der Doelen]] (born 1976) a retired football midfielder with 249 club caps and a singer/songwriter 
* [[Marcel Meeuwis]] (born 1980) is a Dutch former footballer with 300 club caps
* [[Joris Mathijsen]] (born 1980) a Dutch former footballer with 409 club caps
* [[Ireen Wüst]] (born 1986) a Dutch long track allround speed skater, winner of eleven Olympic medals
* [[Eefje Muskens]] (born 1989) a Dutch badminton player, competed in the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Michael Kuiper]] (born 1989 in Riel) a Dutch mixed martial artist
* [[Virgil Misidjan]] (born 1993) a Dutch footballer

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Goirle, windmolen De Visscher RM16529 IMG 7601 2020-09-14 17.54.jpg|Windmill
File:Goirle, de Sint-Johannes Onthoofdingkerk RM16526 IMG 7605 2020-09-14 18.04.jpg|Church
File:Regte Heide DSCF4299.jpg|Regte Heide
File:Schoorsteen HAVEP.JPG|Schoorsteen HAVEP
File:De Hovel.JPG|De Hovel
File:MolenrompRielvoor.jpg|Molenromp Rielvoor
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Van Gool]], a Dutch surname meaning "from Goirle".

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Goirle}}
*[http://www.goirle.nl Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Goirle
 | North     = [[Tilburg]]
 | East      = [[Hilvarenbeek]]
 | South     = [[Ravels]] ([[Belgium|BE]]-[[Antwerp (province)|VAN]])
 | West      = [[Alphen-Chaam]]
 | Northwest = [[Gilze en Rijen]]
}}
{{North Brabant Province}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Goirle| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]


{{NorthBrabant-geo-stub}}