🇳🇱 Breda is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. As a fortified city, it was of strategic military and political significance. Although a direct Fiefdom of the Holy Roman Emperor, the city obtained a municipal charter. The metropolitan area is part of the Brabantse Stedenrij.
1Economy Historically, economic activities were mainly industrial. Breda was a centre of the food- and drink industry. Companies like Hero (lemonade), Van Melle (Mentos), De Faam (liquorice) and Kwatta (chocolate) are famous throughout Western Europe. Breda also had a sugar factory, supplying its best-known products.
Nowadays, Breda is a service oriented economy based on business, trade and logistics. A growing number of international companies choose to establish their head office for Benelux operations and manufacturing in Breda. Examples of these companies are 3M Abbott Laboratories, Alfa Laval, Amgen, Dockwise, ExxonMobil, General Electric, General Motors, Krohne Oil & Gas, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Scania, Texaco, and Toshiba. Also, the food industry is still largely represented by companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Hero Group, Perfetti Van Melle and Royal Cosun. Furthermore, the city is host to the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Because of its central location between the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam, the city also attracts logistics companies. Koch Media has its Benelux office in Breda.
The main shopping areas of Breda are the city centre and the southern part of Breda. Known shopping centres are De Barones and 't Sas. Major shopping streets are the Eindstraat, Ginnekenstraat, Wilhelminastraat and Ginnekenweg.
1Breda was ranked #1051 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Breda has a population of over 183,873 people. Breda also forms the centre of the wider Breda metropolitan area which has a population of over 324,812 people. Breda is the #326 hipster city in the world, with a hipster score of 2.4085 according to the Hipster Index which evaluates and ranks the major cities of the world according to the number of vegan eateries, coffee shops, tattoo studios, vintage boutiques, and record stores. Breda is ranked #584 for startups with a score of 0.287.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Breda has links with:
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 Diest, Belgium 🇩🇪 Dillenburg, Germany 🇫🇷 Orange, France 🇵🇱 Wrocław, Poland🏴 Walthamstow 51.584
🏴 Gidea Park 51.593
🏴 Wood Green 51.598
🇵🇱 Zduńska Wola 51.6
🏴 Pontypridd 51.602
🇳🇱 Krimpenerwaard 4.783
🇳🇱 Heerhugowaard 4.827
🇫🇷 Tournon-sur-Rhône 4.833
🇳🇱 Dijk en Waard 4.833
🇩🇿 Bordj Bou Arréridj 4.767
🇳🇱 Den Helder 4.759
🇫🇷 Montélimar 4.745
🇫🇷 Villefranche-sur-Saône 4.717
🇫🇷 Charleville-Mézières 4.716
🇳🇱 Haarlemmermeer 4.7
Locations Near: Breda 4.78277,51.5839
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🇳🇱 Zwijndrecht 4.65,51.817 d: 27.5
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🇳🇱 Tilburg 5.083,51.55 d: 21.1
🇧🇪 Turnhout 4.95,51.317 d: 31.9
🇳🇱 Roosendaal 4.45,51.533 d: 23.7
🇳🇱 Krimpenerwaard 4.783,51.983 d: 44.4
🇳🇱 Capelle aan den IJssel 4.583,51.933 d: 41.2
Antipodal to: Breda -175.217,-51.584
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