Brabantse Stedenrij () is a term used in Dutch urban planning to designate the polycentric city region in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands.Polycentric Mega-city Regions: Exploratory Research from Western EuropeComissies brabant.nl Its population is about 2 million. The main cities are 's-Hertogenbosch, Breda, Eindhoven, Helmond and Tilburg. Other municipalities of the area are Bergen op Zoom, Oss and Roosendaal. The metropolitan region also includes other large towns such as Boxtel, Etten-Leur, Oosterhout, Uden, Veghel, Veldhoven and Waalwijk.
The Brabantse Stedenrij is home to many large companies. In science, technology & engineering one finds DAF, VDL, Ciber, Atos, NXP, FEI, GE HealthCare and Thales in Eindhoven, Philips in Best and Eindhoven, ASML and Navteq in Veldhoven, Vanderlande and Alliance Boots in Veghel, Merck & Co., Aspen and B. Braun Medical in Oss, Fujifilm and Tesla Motors in Tilburg, Bosch Rexroth in Boxtel, and Acer Inc. in 's-Hertogenbosch. Also, the area has a rich agriculture and food industry, e.g. Mars Inc., Agrifirm, Royal Canin and FrieslandCampina's DMV in Veghel, Bavaria in Lieshout, Heineken in 's-Hertogenbosch, Coca-Cola in Dongen, Vion in Boxtel, Perfetti Van Melle in Breda and Unilever's Unox in Oss.
Municipalities
+ Nº City/town (BAG) Population Municipality Population 1 Eindhoven 225,923 225,923 2 Tilburg 222,601 222,601 3 Breda 184,762 184,762 4 155,555 155,555 5 Helmond 88,515 88,515 6 Roosendaal 67,255 77,415 7 Oss 57,475 84,635 8 Bergen op Zoom 66,811 66,105 9 Oosterhout 49,115 53,995 10 Veldhoven 43,865 43,865 11 Etten-Leur 42,055 42,055 12 Uden 35,280 40,810 13 Rosmalen 34,340 141,895 14 Waalwijk 31,620 46,430 15 Veghel 31,032 37,555 16 Valkenswaard 30,660 30,660 17 Best 28,700 28,700 18 Geldrop 28,560 38,675 19 Boxtel 25,400 30,280 20 Vught 25,040 25,785
See also Metropolitan area Megalopolis North Brabant BrabantStad Randstad Eindhoven metropolitan region Uden Veghel metropolitan region
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