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Brabantse Stedenrij

Brabant metropolitan area
Megalopolis
Brabantse Stedenrij
Brabantine City Row
Binnenstad Eindhoven.jpg
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's-Hertogenbosch - Panorama - Gezicht op Sint Jan vanaf Sint Jacobskerktoren - RCE.jpg
Tilburg kerk.jpg Tilburg westpoint.jpg Interpolis.jpg Heikese kerk P1020216.JPG
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: , Westpoint, Interpolis,
Map - NL - Brabantse Stedenrij Municipalities (2009).png
Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°10′E / 51.583°N 5.167°E / 51.583; 5.167Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°10′E / 51.583°N 5.167°E / 51.583; 5.167
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)
 • CMSA 1,944,588
 • Density 819/km2 (2,120/sq mi)

Brabantse Stedenrij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbraːbɑntsə ˌsteːdə(n)ˈrɛi̯], English: Brabantine City Row) is a polycentric city region in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. 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 well known for its innovative science, technology & engineering industry (e.g. Philips, DAF, VDL, Ciber, Atos, NXP, FEI 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), as well as for its rich agriculture and food industry (e.g. Mars Inc., Agrifirm, Royal Canin and FrieslandCampina's in Veghel, Bavaria in Lieshout, Heineken in 's-Hertogenbosch, Coca-Cola in Dongen, Vion in Boxtel, and Unilever's Unox in Oss).


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