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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | North Brabant |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 29. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands North Brabant ( Dutch: Noord-Brabant,) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country bordered by Belgium Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 86 km² (11. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi) |
| - Land | 27. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 02 km² (10. 4 sq mi) |
| - Water | 2. 84 km² (1. 1 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 20,731 |
| - Density | 767/km² (1,986. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. Statistics Netherlands, founded in 1899, is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Geertruidenberg (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The city is named after Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, meaning literally 'Gertrude's mountain'. Saint Gertrude of Nivelles (626 – March 17, 659) was abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles, in present-day Belgium.
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Geertruidenberg received city rights in 1213. Raamsdonk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. Today it's part of the province of Noord Brabant, but Geertruidenberg was once part of the county of Holland. Geertruidenberg is the oldest city of Holland as it was the first to receive such rights. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of It's a common misconception that Geertruidenberg is the oldest city of The Netherlands, because the names Holland and The Netherlands are used interchangeably by some.