Ginneken was a former village and municipality until 1942 and now a neighbourhood in the city Breda, Netherlands.
History
Ginneken started as a small settlement near the river Mark. The name Ginneken means Dominion of Gimmos, Ginn meaning Gimmos and -eken means -iacum, which means Dominion of. In 1317 it became its own parish, after splitting off from Gilze. During the Napoleonic rule over the Netherlands, Ginneken became a municipality. In 1814 it united with the municipality Bavel to become Ginneken en Bavel. In 1942, Ginneken got transferred to Breda and the rest of Ginneken en Bavel turned into Nieuw-Ginneken.
Demographics
There are 5,430 residents in Ginneken living in 2.485 households.
The age group of Ginneken is: +Population by age group in GinnekenAgePercentageAmount0-14 years16%86915-24 years11%59725-44 years21%114045-64 years29%157565 years or above23%1249 91,6% of people living in Ginneken are born in the Netherlands, 8,4% is born outside of the Netherlands.
Education Ginneken has 3 elementary schools. 2 of them are named Dr. de Visserschool (on the Burgemeester Serrarislaan and the Viandenlaan) and K.B.S Laurentius. KBS Laurentius has 1 location for Groep 1 to Groep 3 (Kindergarten to first grade) and 1 location for Groep 4 to Groep 8 (2nd grade to 6th grade).
Other facilities There is a community center named Vianden. At the Ginnekenweg, there are many pubs and at the Valkeniersplein there are also several stores.
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