
North Brabant (Dutch language: ''Noord-Brabant'') is a Provinces of the Netherlands of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (''Maas'') in the north, Limburg (Netherlands) in the east and Zeeland in the west.
== History ==
Until the 17th century, the area that now makes up the province of North Brabant was mostly part of the duchy of Brabant, of which the southern part is in present-day Belgium, although through time several areas have been autonomous entities. In the 14th century and 15th century, the area went through a golden age, especially in the cities of Leuven (Louvain), Antwerp (both now in Belgium), Breda (Netherlands) and 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc).
After the Union of Utrecht was signed in 1579, Brabant became a battlefield between the protestant Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and the catholic Spain, which occupied the southern Netherlands. With the Peace of Westphalia, the northern part of Brabant became part of the Netherlands as the territory of Staats-Brabant (State Brabant) under federation rule (the founding provinces of the Dutch Republic were self-governing).
Attempts to preach protestantism failed, and the area served mainly as a military buffer zone. In 1796, when the Netherlands became the Batavian Republic, Staats-Brabant became a province as ''Bataafs Brabant''. This status ended with the reorganisation by the France, and the area was divided over several departments.
In 1815, Belgium and the Netherlands were united as the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the province of North Brabant was established, in order to separate it from South Brabant, in present-day Belgium, which separated from the Kingdom in 1830. This boundary between the Netherlands and Belgium is special in that it does not form a contiguous line, but there are a handful of tiny enclaves (and enclaves inside enclaves) on both sides of the border.
From the end of the 19th century, the province grew more and more industrialised. Textile was produced in Tilburg and Helmond, while the town of Eindhoven grew out to a city thanks to the Philips and Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek companies.
== Politics ==
The provincial council (''Provinciale Staten'') has 79 seats, and is headed by the Queen's Commissioner, currently Hanja Maij-Weggen. While the provincial council is elected by the inhabitants, the Commissioner is appointed by the Queen and the cabinet of the Netherlands. With 28 seats, the Christian-Democratic Christen Democratisch Appel is the largest party in the council.
The daily affairs of the province are taken care of by the ''Gedeputeerde Staten'', which are also headed by the Commissioner; its members (''gedeputeerden'') can be compared with ministers.
== Municipalities ==
North Brabant is currently divided into 69 municipalities. Traditionally, almost every town was a separate municipality, but their number was reduced greatly in the 1990s by incorporating smaller towns with neighbouring cities or mergers. The municipalities in North Brabant are:
Meuse River in the north. Its delta flows through the Biesbosch area, a national park.
== Economy ==
Employment is found in the agriculture, industry and service sectors. Main agricultural products are wheat and sugar beets, while cows and pigs are held as cattle. The chief industries produce cars, electronics (both mainly in Eindhoven), textile and shoes.
== External links ==
*[http://www.brabant.nl Official Website (in Dutch)]
*[http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gemprovin.htm#NB Province map showing subdivision in municipalities]
*[http://eerstekamer.cust.pdc.nl/9324000/d/288/w28840st.pdf Merger Geldrop and Mierlo 1 Jan 2004, with map], http://www.geldrop-mierlo.nl/
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Based on the WikiProject Countries, I made the following template for the Dutch provinces. Any comments are welcome. Don't pay to much attention to the text, it's just taken from the current article. User:Jheijmans P.S. I don't expect there to be many full articles as for the country pages, and I therefore have use the normal WikiHeadings. I like it, but I am a little concerned that these administrative subdivision tables and headings look ''way'' too similar to the country tables and headings. In my opinion the format of the page should be different enough for a regular Wikipedia reader to know instantly if they have landed at an article on a country or a subdivision of a country. In short the format ''itself'' should give the primary piece of info in these cases: Is it a nation, or a part of a nation? Different fill colors might do the trick... Other ideas?--User:Maveric149 : Good point. The colour would already change a lot; we could maybe mention the words province or Netherlands somewhere in the table? User:Jheijmans Major point: Take a look at WikiProject French departements. It would be good to have a similar outlook, we could then set a common standard that could also be used for other province-like entities (Belgian provinces, British counties, Italian regions...) Minor points: The first part of 'History' should not be under this header. Should we put it above the first header, or get it under a header as 'General'. Also, I doubt whether much will be said about some of the subjects - only 'History' and 'Municipalities' seem to be sure bets to contain information for each province. Would it be better to leave the empty ones out or to keep them in? User:Andre Engels :The French departments page still seems to be in development as well, no real results have yet come up. But I like the idea of a common template for all such articles. :I have many different headings in the elements template, but few elements use all the headings. I think it is OK to have many headings here in this template and simply not have certain headings for Provinces that don't need them. --User:Maveric149 : As for the minor points: like I said, I just pasted in the text from the old article without looking, so don't worry about that. If there's nothing to say about the other topics (I think there's at least some info to give on economy (main areas of employment) and geography (natural features, map)), we should just leave them out for that article. Similarly, new headings could be added if there's something interesting. User:Jheijmans I think the French departments table is a bit too limited -- there isn't a place for flags and seals for example. One of my original thoughts for the country tables was to use different fill colors for each continent the nation was located in. But then horror overtook me when I tried to figure out what colors are associated with which continents - that could have been ugly. However, simply having a different fill color for admin subdivs would be one thing that could set those tables apart from country tables. We could possibly have all countries with the current gray fill and then have a multitude of colors for the subdivs with different colors for subdivs located in different geographic areas within a country (or just have one color for all subdivs). Jeronimo's idea of having an obvious "Province of" heading in the table would also be a great idea. Now the questions are; what color(s) and where to place the heading? --User:Maveric149 : I've place an additional header in the table - maybe this is something. I'm not sure whether to keep the Dutch or the English name (in the country pages, we use the local name). I don't really mind which colour it is. We could take white, but that's already the default background colour. We could even let the colour depend on the country (orange for the Netherlands); frankly, I don't care as long as the colour isn't too flashy (no fluorescent pink please (c:). User:Jheijmans Since Jeronimo asked, I think it's an excellent idea, and certainly one that won't take as long as the other administrative subdivisions projects (though the eventual municipalities project will be ;)), and I'm willing to help. I'm not entirely convinced of the need of colours though. I'm the one that originally added the gray background colour and it was to distinguish between the background and flags/arms with white running to the edge. Gray is not very frequently used in flags and such. If you were to pick colours for different countries, you'd need to make sure not too many of the flags of the provinces/departments/etc. contain that colour. I would say that the current title should make it clear enough.User:Scipius 17:33 Sep 29, 2002 (UTC) ---- Talk from former /Temp page: What shall we choose as the English name for the ''Commissaris van de Koningin''? "Commissioner to the Queen" certainly is a very good name, but very literal. [http://www.minbuza.nl/english/Content.asp?Key=460740&Pad=257570,257574,257783 This page] from the BuZa calls it "Queen's Commissioner", but I myself would like to suggest perhaps "Royal commissioner", though it may be too general a name. Then again, it would save us the trouble of changing all the references when the next King arrives. ;) Just a thought, I quite like CttQ actually. User:Scipius 18:57 Sep 30, 2002 (UTC) : CttQ was my first attempt, but haven't really given it any thoughts until now. Checking google, that term is only found on two (Dutch) pages, while "Queen's Commissioner" is found on approximately 300 sites (also mostly Dutch). Royal Commissioner seems good as well, but I think preserving as much of the original name as possible would be best. User:Jheijmans ---- ==South Brabant== How come there's no South Brabant, the natural opposite in name of North Brabant? --User:Menchi 10:03, 29 Nov 2003 (UTC) :There is Brabant in Belgium. - User:Patrick 19:55, 29 Nov 2003 (UTC) :: To make things more complicated: Noord-Brabant is divided in three parts: West Brabant (Breda/Roosendaal/Bergen op Zoom), Midden-Brabant (Tilburg/Den Bosch) and Oost-Brabant (Eindhoven/Helmond). - User:cwm_avontuur
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North Brabant (Dutch language: ''Noord-Brabant'') is a Provinces of the Netherlands of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (''Maas'') in the north, Limburg (Netherlands) in the east and Zeeland in the west.
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| Capital | 's-Hertogenbosch | ||
| Queen's Commissioner | Hanja Maij-Weggen | ||
| Area - Total - % water | 3rd 5,081.84 km² ?% | ||
| Population - Total (2002) - Density | 3rd 2,391,952 471/km² | ||
| Inclusion | 1815 | ||
| Anthem | none | ||
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Based on the WikiProject Countries, I made the following template for the Dutch provinces. Any comments are welcome. Don't pay to much attention to the text, it's just taken from the current article. User:Jheijmans P.S. I don't expect there to be many full articles as for the country pages, and I therefore have use the normal WikiHeadings. I like it, but I am a little concerned that these administrative subdivision tables and headings look ''way'' too similar to the country tables and headings. In my opinion the format of the page should be different enough for a regular Wikipedia reader to know instantly if they have landed at an article on a country or a subdivision of a country. In short the format ''itself'' should give the primary piece of info in these cases: Is it a nation, or a part of a nation? Different fill colors might do the trick... Other ideas?--User:Maveric149 : Good point. The colour would already change a lot; we could maybe mention the words province or Netherlands somewhere in the table? User:Jheijmans Major point: Take a look at WikiProject French departements. It would be good to have a similar outlook, we could then set a common standard that could also be used for other province-like entities (Belgian provinces, British counties, Italian regions...) Minor points: The first part of 'History' should not be under this header. Should we put it above the first header, or get it under a header as 'General'. Also, I doubt whether much will be said about some of the subjects - only 'History' and 'Municipalities' seem to be sure bets to contain information for each province. Would it be better to leave the empty ones out or to keep them in? User:Andre Engels :The French departments page still seems to be in development as well, no real results have yet come up. But I like the idea of a common template for all such articles. :I have many different headings in the elements template, but few elements use all the headings. I think it is OK to have many headings here in this template and simply not have certain headings for Provinces that don't need them. --User:Maveric149 : As for the minor points: like I said, I just pasted in the text from the old article without looking, so don't worry about that. If there's nothing to say about the other topics (I think there's at least some info to give on economy (main areas of employment) and geography (natural features, map)), we should just leave them out for that article. Similarly, new headings could be added if there's something interesting. User:Jheijmans I think the French departments table is a bit too limited -- there isn't a place for flags and seals for example. One of my original thoughts for the country tables was to use different fill colors for each continent the nation was located in. But then horror overtook me when I tried to figure out what colors are associated with which continents - that could have been ugly. However, simply having a different fill color for admin subdivs would be one thing that could set those tables apart from country tables. We could possibly have all countries with the current gray fill and then have a multitude of colors for the subdivs with different colors for subdivs located in different geographic areas within a country (or just have one color for all subdivs). Jeronimo's idea of having an obvious "Province of" heading in the table would also be a great idea. Now the questions are; what color(s) and where to place the heading? --User:Maveric149 : I've place an additional header in the table - maybe this is something. I'm not sure whether to keep the Dutch or the English name (in the country pages, we use the local name). I don't really mind which colour it is. We could take white, but that's already the default background colour. We could even let the colour depend on the country (orange for the Netherlands); frankly, I don't care as long as the colour isn't too flashy (no fluorescent pink please (c:). User:Jheijmans Since Jeronimo asked, I think it's an excellent idea, and certainly one that won't take as long as the other administrative subdivisions projects (though the eventual municipalities project will be ;)), and I'm willing to help. I'm not entirely convinced of the need of colours though. I'm the one that originally added the gray background colour and it was to distinguish between the background and flags/arms with white running to the edge. Gray is not very frequently used in flags and such. If you were to pick colours for different countries, you'd need to make sure not too many of the flags of the provinces/departments/etc. contain that colour. I would say that the current title should make it clear enough.User:Scipius 17:33 Sep 29, 2002 (UTC) ---- Talk from former /Temp page: What shall we choose as the English name for the ''Commissaris van de Koningin''? "Commissioner to the Queen" certainly is a very good name, but very literal. [http://www.minbuza.nl/english/Content.asp?Key=460740&Pad=257570,257574,257783 This page] from the BuZa calls it "Queen's Commissioner", but I myself would like to suggest perhaps "Royal commissioner", though it may be too general a name. Then again, it would save us the trouble of changing all the references when the next King arrives. ;) Just a thought, I quite like CttQ actually. User:Scipius 18:57 Sep 30, 2002 (UTC) : CttQ was my first attempt, but haven't really given it any thoughts until now. Checking google, that term is only found on two (Dutch) pages, while "Queen's Commissioner" is found on approximately 300 sites (also mostly Dutch). Royal Commissioner seems good as well, but I think preserving as much of the original name as possible would be best. User:Jheijmans ---- ==South Brabant== How come there's no South Brabant, the natural opposite in name of North Brabant? --User:Menchi 10:03, 29 Nov 2003 (UTC) :There is Brabant in Belgium. - User:Patrick 19:55, 29 Nov 2003 (UTC) :: To make things more complicated: Noord-Brabant is divided in three parts: West Brabant (Breda/Roosendaal/Bergen op Zoom), Midden-Brabant (Tilburg/Den Bosch) and Oost-Brabant (Eindhoven/Helmond). - User:cwm_avontuur
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