Goirle

Goirle
Goirle
	Municipality
	Goirle town centre
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Brabant
	Coordinates: 51°31′N 5°4′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mark van Stappershoef (CDA)
Area [2]
• Total	42.34 km2 (16.35 sq mi)
• Land	42.07 km2 (16.24 sq mi)
• Water	0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	16 m (52 ft)
Population (January 2019)[4]
• Total	23,793
• Density	566/km2 (1,470/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Goirlenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5050–5053, 5133
Area code	013
Website	www.goirle.nl

Goirle (pronounced [ˈɣoːrlə] (listen)) is a 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 villages of Breehees and Riel.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Goirle, June 2015

Notable people

Floor Jansen, 2013

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

Regte Heide
Schoorsteen HAVEP
De Hovel
Molenromp Rielvoor

References

"Mevr. M.G. Rijsdorp" (in Dutch). Gemeente Goirle. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 5051LT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links

Media related to Goirle at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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[mayor_now-1] "Mevr. M.G. Rijsdorp" (in Dutch). Gemeente Goirle. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 5051LT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.