Rosmalen

Rosmalen
Flag Coat of arms of Rosmalen Coat of arms
Location of Rosmalen
Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	's-Hertogenbosch
Area
• Land	30.89 km2 (11.93 sq mi)
• Water	0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2008)	31,219
Major roads	A2, A59, N606, N625 spoorlijn 's-Hertogenbosch - Nijmegen

File:Sint-Lambertuskerk Rosmalen 2008.JPG

Saint Lambertchurch in Rosmalen.

Rosmalen (Dutch pronunciation: [rɔsˈmaːlə(n)]) is a town in the province of North Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands. It is located east of the city of 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) and has belonged to that municipality since 1996. Its population is around 35,000. In 2005 the town began construction of a new neighbourhood, De Groote Wielen (named after the large kolks in the area created by flood water). 5,000 Homes and other buildings will be located in this development.

Rosmalen has a significant and locally well known football-club, OJC Rosmalen. Many players from OJC have played for professional football clubs, like FC Den Bosch, RKC Waalwijk, Willem II. Rosmalen is also the home of the second-largest basketball club in the Netherlands: The Black Eagles. Well-known players like Kees Akerboom, Jr., Thijs Vermeulen and Rob van Mil demonstrate the success of the club in developing talented players.

Rosmalen is the location of the Autotron, formerly a car museum/attraction park and now a convention center. The park hosts an annual international tennis tournament in the summer, the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships. The park is located about 7 km east of 's-Hertogenbosch, and can be reached via the A59.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Rosmalen". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

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