Heusden

Heusden

Province	North Brabant
Area - Land - Water	78.73 km² 78.73 km² 0 km²
Population 2003 - Density	43,183 548/km²

For other uses, see Heusden (disambiguation).

Heusden (population: 42,918) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. It is located between the cities Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch.

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Population centres

Doeveren, Drunen, Elshout, Giersbergen, Haarsteeg, Hedikhuizen, Heesbeen, Herpt, Heusden, Nieuwkuijk, Oudheusden, Vlijmen. The municipality was formed with the fusion between the municipalities of Heusden, Drunen, and Vlijmen.

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Heusden

The city of Heusden received city rights in 1318. The old city of Heusden, bordering on the river Meuse, is a touristic attraction.

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Drunen

The village of Drunen (population: 20,000 as of 2003) is the most populous of the municipality.

Drunen is known for its theme park Het Land van Ooit and for the inland dunes nearby named farm Fellenoord.

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