Teteringen is a city district / village in the northeast of Breda in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Breda, about 4 km north of the city centre.
History Teteringen was first mentioned in 1274. Teteringen got transformed from a hamlet into a parish in 1635.
Teteringen became a municipality in 1795, which got absorbed in 1997 into Breda.
Teteringen was built around a chapel, burned down in 1624-1625, transformed into a parish church in 1635 and destroyed in 1809. In the place of the chapel, there is now a cemetery there.
On 29 October, 1944, Teteringen was freed from the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
Demographics As demonstrated in the table below, the biggest age group of Teteringen are middle-aged adults (aged 45-65). +Age distribution of TeteringenAge groupPopulationPercentage0-15179519.4%15-2596010.4%25-45205022.1%45-65241026%65+206022.2% 93% of residents are born in the Netherlands, 7% are foreign-born residents.
60% of foreign-born residents are born outside of Europe, 40% are born inside of Europe.
Facilities There are 3 elementary schools in Teteringen; OBS De Springplank, De Wegwijzer and Nutsbasisschool Teteringen. There is also a middle school called Curio Scala, giving Vmbo and Mavo education.
Teteringen has 2 sport locations, a Golf and Hockeyclub and football club RKVV DIA.
Teteringen has a few locations in the theme of healthcare, a pharmacy, a GP, 2 dental clinics. The closest hospital is Amphia Ziekenhuis 5 km away.
Transportation Bus 370, 371 and 372 goes through Teteringen. Those lines connect Teteringen with Geertruidenberg, Breda, Tilburg and Oosterhout.
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