Rosmalen is a city in the province of North Brabant

North Brabant

North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

, in the south of the Netherlands

Netherlands

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. It is located near 's-Hertogenbosch and has belonged to its municipality

Municipality

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 since 1996. In 2005 the city began construction of a new neighbourhood, De Groote Wielen (named after the large kolk

Kolk

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s in the area created by flood water). 5,000 Homes and other buildings will be located in this development.

Rosmalen has a significant and locally well known football-club, OJC Rosmalen

OJC Rosmalen

Ontspanning Door Inspanning Juliana Combinatie Rosmalen, known as OJC Rosmalen is a football club from Rosmalen, the Netherlands.OJC Rosmalen was founded in 1947, two clubs merged, Juliana from Hintham and ODI from Rosmalen. The stadium is called Sportpark De Groote Wielen. The club plays in the...

. Many players from OJC have played for professional football clubs, like FC Den Bosch, RKC Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:...

, Willem II, etc. Rosmalen is also the home of the second-largest basketball club in the Netherlands: The Black Eagles. Well-known players like Kees Akerboom Jr.(EiffelTowers

EiffelTowers

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 Den Bosch), Thijs Vermeulen and Rob van Mil (both Matrixx Magixx) demonstrate the success of the club in developing talented players.

Rosmalen is the location of the Autotron, formerly a car museum

Museum

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/attraction park

Amusement park

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 and now a convention center. The park hosts an annual international tennis

Tennis

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 tournament

Tournament

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 in the summer, the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships. The park is located about 7 km east of 's-Hertogenbosch, and can be reached via the A59.

External links

Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

• List of Female Dutch national draughts champions