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Rosmalen

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Country
  
Netherlands

Area
  
31.25 km²

Province
  
North Brabant

Municipality
  
's-Hertogenbosch

Population
  
31,219 (1 Jan 2008)

Local time
  
Thursday 1:23 AM

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Major roads
  
A2, A59, N606, N625 spoorlijn 's-Hertogenbosch - Nijmegen

Weather
  
4°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 85% Humidity

Rosmalen ( [rɔsˈmaːlə(n)]) is a town in the province of North Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands. It is located east of the city of 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) and has belonged to that municipality since 1996. Its population is around 35,000. In 2005 the town began construction of a new neighbourhood, De Groote Wielen (named after the large kolks in the area created by flood water). 5,000 Homes and other buildings will be located in this development.

Map of Rosmalen, Netherlands

Rosmalen has a significant and locally well known football-club, OJC Rosmalen. Many players from OJC have played for professional football clubs, like FC Den Bosch, RKC Waalwijk, Willem II. Rosmalen is also the home of the second-largest basketball club in the Netherlands: The Black Eagles. Well-known players like Kees Akerboom, Jr., Thijs Vermeulen and Rob van Mil demonstrate the success of the club in developing talented players.

Rosmalen is the location of the Autotron, formerly a car museum/attraction park and now a convention center. The park hosts an annual international tennis tournament 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.

References

Rosmalen Wikipedia