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{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Waalwijk
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Overzicht rechter zijgevels met plein en rechts de Rooms katholieke kerk Jan de Doper - Waalwijk - 20350034 - RCE.jpg
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| image_caption           = Square in Waalwijk with restaurants and church
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| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0867 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Waalwijk in a municipal map of North Brabant
| map_caption             = Location in North Brabant
| coordinates             = {{coord|51|41|N|5|4|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Noord-Brabant]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url = http://www.waalwijk.nl/Pub/Home/Bestuur/old-Bestuur/old-Bestuur-Personen/Personen/Kleijngeld.html
 |title = Drs. A.M.P. Kleijngeld
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente Waalwijk
 |access-date = 7 June 2014
 |archive-date = 22 October 2015
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151022093218/https://www.waalwijk.nl/Pub/Home/Bestuur/old-Bestuur/old-Bestuur-Personen/Personen/Kleijngeld.html
 |url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = Independent
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Sacha Ausems]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Waalwijk}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Waalwijk}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web
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 |title = Postcodetool for 5141PA
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 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 7 June 2014
 |archive-date = 21 September 2013
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| population_demonym      = Waalwijker
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +01:00
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +02:00
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 5140–5146, 5160–5165
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0416
| website                 = {{Official|1=https://www.waalwijk.nl/}}
| footnotes               =
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[[File:2013-Waalwijk.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Dutch topographic map of Waalwijk, July 2013]]
'''Waalwijk''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈʋaːlʋɛik|-|234 Waalwijk.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a city in the southern Netherlands. It had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Waalwijk}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}} and is located near the A59 and N261 motorways. The villages of [[Capelle]], Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Sprang (the former municipality of [[Sprang-Capelle]]) and Waspik together with the city of Waalwijk form the municipality of Waalwijk. The city has an old town center, which has recently been modernized.

== Population centers ==
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*[[Capelle]]
*[[Sprang-Capelle|Vrijhoeve-Capelle]]
*[[Sprang-Capelle|Sprang]]
*Waalwijk
*[[Waspik]]
}}

== The city of Waalwijk ==
Waalwijk is a city in North Brabant that lies north of [[Tilburg]] and west of [['s-Hertogenbosch]]. To its north runs the [[Bergse Maas]] canal, with the [[Waal (river)|River Waal]] further to the north.

Waalwijk used to be known for its shoe business.

Waalwijk was granted [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1303. The professional [[football (soccer)|football]] team [[RKC Waalwijk|RKC]] plays in Waalwijk.

Waalwijk is also known for an event in the city and surroundings: the "80 van de langstraat", held every September, in which a few thousand people make an 80-km walk through all towns that are part of the Langstraat region.

Some other events:
* [[Waalwijk Modestad]] (Waalwijk Fashion City), a weekend full of fashion
* [[Nacht van het levenslied]] (Night of the "Dutch song"), where Dutch and local singers perform
* [[Straattheaterfestival]] (street theatre festival), a weekend full of street performers and theatre acts

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands}}

===Twin towns — sister cities===
Waalwijk is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with:
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|- valign="top"
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Chojnice]], Poland
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* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Unna]], Germany <ref name="RuhrTwins2010">{{cite web | url=http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd | title=List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District | publisher=Twins2010.com | access-date=2009-10-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225064042/http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd | archive-date=February 25, 2021 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

{{Panorama
 | image      = File:Waalwijk_gemeentehuis.jpg
 | caption    = {{center|Town hall and city centre.}}
 | height     = 250
}}

==Notable people from Waalwijk==
[[File:Martinus Veltman.jpg|140px|thumb|Martinus Veltman, 2005]]
[[File:Yuri van Gelder 2008-1.jpg|thumb|140px|Yuri van Gelder, 2008]]
* [[Valensia]], a Dutch composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Grew up in Waalwijk.
* [[Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga]] (1822 in Baardwijk – 1896), politician and Governor of the [[Dutch Gold Coast]] and [[Surinam (Dutch colony)|Surinam]]
* [[Hendrikus Chabot]] (1894 in Sprang – 1949), painter and sculptor
* [[Martinus J. G. Veltman]] (born 1931 in Waalwijk – 2021), theoretical physicist, joint winner of the 1999 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] for work on [[particle theory]]
* [[René Mioch]] (born 1959 in Waalwijk), journalist, presenter for radio and TV and actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1561666/   IMDb Database] retrieved 09 March 2020</ref>
* [[Jan-Hein Kuijpers]] (born 1968 in Waalwijk), lawyer and columnist
* [[Wieki Somers]] (born 1976 in Sprang-Capelle), designer
* [[Olcay Gulsen]] (born 1980 in Waalwijk), fashion designer
* [[Ariën van Weesenbeek]] (born 1980 in Waalwijk), drummer with the Dutch metal band [[Epica (band)|Epica]]
* Bas van Daalen (born 1996 in Waalwijk), known as ''[[Will Grands]]'', record producer, singer and songwriter

=== Sport ===
* [[Frans Slaats]] (born 1912 in Waalwijk – 1993), professional cyclist who broke the world hour record
* [[Ramon van Haaren]] (born 1972 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 291 club caps
* [[Patrick van Balkom]] (born 1974 in Waalwijk), former sprinter, competed at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Jos van Nieuwstadt]] (born 1979 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 310 club caps
* [[Yuri van Gelder]] (born 1983 in Waalwijk), gymnast on the rings, competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Frank van Mosselveld]] (born 1984 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 266 club caps

==See also==
*[[Besoijen]]
*[[Baardwijk]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:2012-10-07 14.27 Waalwijk, gemeentehuis RM521817 foto3.jpg|Waalwijk, townhall
File:Waalwijk, de Sint Janskerk RM444705 foto2 2012-10-07 14.34.jpg|Waalwijk, church: de Sint Janskerk 
File:Waalwijk, straatzicht Stationsstraat foto1 2012-10-07 14.38.jpg|Waalwijk, view to a street: de Stationsstraat 
File:Waalwijk, grand café in monumentaal pand RM521819 foto5 2012-10-07 14.42.jpg|Waalwijk, pub in monumental house 
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{oweb|http://www.waalwijk.nl}} {{in lang|nl}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Waalwijk
 | North     = [[Altena, North Brabant|Altena]]<br />''[[Bergse Maas]]''
 | East      = [[Heusden]]
 | South     = [[Dongen]], [[Loon op Zand]]
 | West      = [[Geertruidenberg]]
}}
{{North Brabant Province}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]