Country Netherlands Demonym(s) Goirlenaar Postcode 5050–5053, 5133 Area 42.34 km² Province North Brabant | Elevation 16 m (52 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.goirle.nl Local time Thursday 5:11 AM Area code 013 | |
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Goirle ( [ˈɣoːrlə]) is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Part of the suburban area of the city of Tilburg, it shares with it its phone area code and public transport system.
Map of Goirle, Netherlands
The municipality also includes the villages of Breehees and Riel.
The Netherlands national football team defender Joris Mathijsen was born and raised in Goirle. The skater Ireen Wüst was also born in Goirle. Symphonic metal band Nightwish's third vocalist Floor Jansen was also born in Goirle.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Goirle, June 2015
References
Goirle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA