Editing Oosterhout

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{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Oosterhout
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Market square in Oosterhout
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| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Oosterhout in a municipal map of North Brabant
| map_caption             = Location in North Brabant
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| 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 = http://www.oosterhout.nl/bestuur-organisatie/college-van-bw/burgemeester-mr-drs-swth-huisman/
 |title = Burgemeester mr. drs. S.W.Th. Huisman
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente Oosterhout
 |access-date = 2 June 2014}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Democrats 66|D66]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Marcel Fränzel]] (acting)
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| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Oosterhout}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Oosterhout}}
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 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
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| population_demonym      = Oosterhouter
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
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| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 4849, 4900–4911
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0162
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.oosterhout.nl}}
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[[File:Oosterhout-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg|255px|thumb|''Dutch Topographic map of Oosterhout, as per March 2014'']]
'''Oosterhout''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈoːstərɦʌut|-|215 Oosterhout.ogg}}; from ''ooster'', "eastern", and ''hout'', "woods") is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a city in  southern [[Netherlands]]. The municipality had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Oosterhout}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}}. 

== Population centers ==
The municipality of Oosterhout includes the following places:
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* [[Baarschot, Oosterhout|Baarschot]] 
* [[Den Hout]] 
* [[Dorst]] 
* [[Eind van den Hout]]
* [[Groenendijk, Oosterhout|Groenendijk]]
* [[Heikant, Noord-Brabant|Heikant]]
* [[Heistraat, Oosterhout|Heistraat]]
* [[Hespelaar]]
* [[Oosteind, Oosterhout|Oosteind]]
* Oosterhout (city)
* [[Seters]]
* [[Steelhoven]]
* [[Steenoven, Oosterhout|Steenoven]]
* [[Ter Aalst]]
* [[Vijfhuizen, Oosterhout|Vijfhuizen]]
* [[Vrachelen]]
}}

==History==
Oosterhout is mentioned for the first time in 1277, although archaeological excavations showed the existence of human settlements in the area in prehistoric times. The [[Knights Templar]] had a temple here dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It was home to a castle which later acquired control over the surrounding area, up to [[Breda]] and [[Bergen op Zoom]]. The castle was destroyed by Spanish troops during the [[Eighty Years War]], in 1573; only a tower of it survives today. 

The city became the seat of a flourishing ceramics industry, which lasted until the 19th century. In 1625 the city was besieged by [[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange]], and suffered heavy damage. 

Despite the rise of Protestantism, it was home to several Catholic monasteries, including that of the [[Premonstratensian]]s, which is still active. Oosterhout received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1809, by will of [[Louis Bonaparte]].

==Main sights==
*''Slotjes'' (Castle)
*Unfinished basilica of St. John. A [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church existed in 1277, but from around 1473 it was rebuilt in the current Gothic style, being finished in 1493. The tower was constructed from 1519 to 1552. It has been restored several times in the following centuries.
*Monastery of St. Catherine, once a castle held by the Knights Hospitaller.
*Slotbossetoren, destroyed castle
== Culture ==

[[De anoniemen]], a group of statues created by Paul Elshout, is situated in Slotpark.

== Sport ==

Oosterhout is home to several sports clubs, for example volleyball club [[VOKO]], football clubs [[SCO-Tofs]], [[VV Oosterhout]], baseball club [[Twins Oosterhout|Twins]] and hockey club [[De Warande]].

=== Sport clubs ===
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*[[VOKO]], Volleyball
*ATV Scorpio, Athletics
*SCO-Tofs, Football
*TSC, Football
*VV Oosterhout, Football
*De Warande, Hockey
*OZ&PC De Warande, Swimming and [[Water polo]]
*De Voltreffers, [[Korfball]]
*De Glaskoning Twins, Baseball
}}

== Notable people==
[[File:Vriese.jpg|175px|thumb|WH de Vriese, 1891]]
* [[Willem Hendrik de Vriese]] (1806–1862) a Dutch botanist and physician
* [[Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje]] (1857–1936) a Dutch scholar of Oriental cultures and Advisor to the colonial government of the [[Netherlands East Indies]]
* [[Marinus De Jong]] (1891-1984) a Belgian composer and pianist of Dutch origin
* [[Gerrit Brokx]] (1933–2002) a Dutch politician
* [[Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Liesen]] (born 1960) a Dutch clergyman and bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Breda]]
* [[Mirjam Mous]] (born 1963) a Dutch author of children's literature
* [[Marlies Dekkers]] (born 1965) a Dutch fashion designer
* Peter Kops (born 1967) known as [[Extince]], a Dutch rapper
* [[Sander P. Zwegers]] (born 1975) a Dutch mathematician and academic
=== Sport ===
[[File:Jennifer Vreugdenhil in May 2019 (cropped).jpg|175px|thumb|Jennifer Vreugdenhil, 2019]]
* [[Kees Pijl]] (1897–1976) a Dutch footballer with 203 caps for [[Feyenoord]], competed in the [[1924 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Wanny van Gils]] (1959–2018) a Dutch football player with over 300 club caps and coach
* [[Kelly van Zon]] (born 1987) a Dutch table tennis player
* [[Wesley Vissers]] (born 1993) a Dutch professional bodybuilder
* [[Jennifer Vreugdenhil]] (born 1995) a Dutch footballer

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Katjeskelder Oosterhout P1070888.jpg|Katjeskelder Oosterhout
File:Oosterhout centrum P1050123.JPG|Oosterhout centrum
File:Put van Caron Oosterhout P1380874.jpg|Put van Caron Oosterhout
</gallery>

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{Commons category-inline|Oosterhout, North Brabant}}
* {{Official website|http://www.oosterhout.nl}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Oosterhout
 | North     = [[Geertruidenberg]]
 | East      = [[Dongen]]
 | South     = [[Gilze en Rijen]]
 | Southwest = [[Breda]]
 | Northwest = [[Drimmelen]]
}}
{{North Brabant Province}}
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[[Category:Oosterhout| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]
[[Category:Cities in the Netherlands]]