Breda is a city in the Netherlands in the province of North Brabant and is home to 171,000 inhabitants..
In the district of Breda, the rivers Mark and Aa of Weerijs meet, resulting in a river broadening and giving the name ´Broad Aa´.. ,. ,. from which the name Breda derives..
Breda is located on the German-Dutch holiday route Oranier-Route..

History

* 1252 Breda receives city rights
* Anf.. 14th century.. Construction of the city wall and the ring fortifications ´Singels´, preserved until today around the city center
* 16. 2. 1566, Bredaer compromise for the repeal and abolition of religious edicts and Inquisition, which had been tightened by Philipp II.. As a result of the creation of Geusenbundes and beginning of the Dutch uprising against Spain
* 1575 Peace between Spain and the Dutch provinces
* 31. 7. 1667 Peace between Holland and England after several years of naval warfare, before
* 1660 Charles II of England issued an amnesty and freedom of belief for the English from Breda
* 1746 and 1747 peace agreement between France, England and the Netherlands, signed in Breda

* between the 16th and 19th centuries.. Breda was repeatedly besieged by Spaniards, French and Russians..
* World War II - 1940 German occupation, the 1st Polish Armored Division reconquered Breda on October 29, 1944..
* after 1945 location of the only prison for German war criminals in the Netherlands.. The two last German prisoners were released in 1989 after 40 years of imprisonment..

Breda has a diverse industry, mainly food (including beer) and machine parts.. The city has been the seat of a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church since 1853..


Attractions

* Old town with historic buildings and the Grote Markt, the market square..
* Grote of Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk, Great or Liebfrauenkirche, built in the 15th century.. as late gothic parish and collegiate church, in the center, Kerkplein 2
* the old town hall
* St. Anthony´s Cathedral, St. Janstraat 8
* Beguinage, located in the midst of a city park.. ,. In the herb garden of the Beguinage there are more than 150 herbs, also worth seeing here is the house no. 9 Van Wijngaerde.. A ´begijnhof´ was a self-contained group of houses with a chapel, where so-called ´begijnen´ Beginerinnen lived.. These were Catholic, unmarried women, who, without becoming nuns, wanted to live as chaste and modest as these.. Address: Catharinastraat 29
* to mention the city palace from the 17th century.. It can not be visited and houses the Royal Dutch Military Academy (Koninklijke Militaire Academie)
* the water gate Spanjaardsgat is a remnant of the former city fortifications.. The so-called ´Spanjaardsgat´ with the two seven-sided towers, Duiventoren and Granaattoren, reminds the visitor at the time when Breda was occupied by the Spanish army Castle Bouvigne, lies south of the city (Bouvignelaan 5) in a forest and offers publicly accessible gardens

Shopping and more

* Shopping Center De Barones, (79 De Barones)
* Shopping Mall t´Sas, next to the Church of Our Lady
* Popbühne Mezz
* Holland Casino - since summer 2003, Europe´s largest casino has been established in a uniquely renovated former convent in the center of Breda.. Address Kloosterpein 8
* Chasse Theater, Van Claudius Prinsenlaan 8


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