Roosendaal
Roosendaal, gemeente (municipality), southwestern Netherlands, near the Belgian border. Roosendaal (“Valley of Roses”) developed after the inhabitants of surrounding hamlets, including Nispen, were granted permission to build a church there in 1268. Peat digging was an early economic activity. Today Roosendaal is a rail junction on the Rotterdam-Antwerp line, with railway repair shops, and an industrial centre with varied manufactures. Pop. (2007 est.) 77,450.
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Article Title:
Roosendaal
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
07 January 2015
Access Date:
November 14, 2026