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] It's erroneously translated sometimes into English as "Brabantine City Row"; a term not attested in English outside Wikipedia until LinkedIn adopted it in August 2020.[5] 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 Philips, DAF, VDL, Ciber, Atos, NXP, FEI, GE HealthCare and Thales in 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]
- ^ "LinkedIn deelt je liever in op regio, zoals Brabantine City Row of The Randstad". NU.nl (in Dutch). 27 August 2020.