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With an area of 5,081 km2, Brabant is the second largest province in the Netherlands. 

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Handy Dutch words and phrases

  • dorp - village
  • gemeente - municipality
  • grote stad - city
  • provincie – province
  • snelweg - motorway

 

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The region is divided into 56 municipalities and has a total population of 2.6 million.

Eindhoven, Tilburg, Breda, Helmond and 's-Hertogenbosch (the capital of the province and informally referred to as Den Bosch) are the region’s 5 largest cities, and there are also many smaller towns and picturesque villages dotted throughout the region.

Holland Expat Center South publications

  • Come in during opening hours to collect your copy of the Internationals Guide to Settling in Brabant and The Living In Guide: Eindhoven region

For more information

  • Information in English about the region from the Province of Brabant

  • Information in English from Eindhoven 365, the city marketing organization of Eindhoven

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