Breda, Netherlands
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Spanjaardsgat, the water gate in Breda, Netherlands
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Breda is a Dutch city at the confluence of the rivers Aa and Mark in North Brabant, Netherlands. The city has a population of 175,000 (2011 estimate), within an urban area of 316,000 people. The old city of Breda is a fortified town. It received its town charter in 1252. Today the city is a food and beverage manufacturing hub for major brands such as Hero, Van Melle and De Faam.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk in Breda
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Author: Ralf Roletschek
Visiting Breda
Breda can be reached by high-speed trains from Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Brussels on the HSL-Zuid line. Its new Central Station is expected to open in 2011.Places of Interest in Breda
- Grote kerk
The main church in town, officially known as the Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk (Church of Our Lady), built in the Gothic style. - Breda's Museum
Museum housed in the old barracks of the Chassékazerne exhibiting details about the city's history.
Breda is 
on the map of the Netherlands
Vismarktstraat, Breda
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