Rosmalen

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Rosmalen

Total population

29,978

Coordinates51.72°, 5.36°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Rosmalen is a town in the province of North Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands. The town is located 6 kilometers east of the city of 's-Hertogenbosch and has been part of that municipality since 1996. Its population is around 37,240 on 1 January 2021. In 2005 the town began construction of a new neighbourhood, De Groote Wielen, to include 5,000 homes and other buildings.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Anneke van Giersbergen

Dutch singer and musician

Wouter van der Steen

Dutch footballer

Joost Prinsen

Dutch actor and television presenter (1942–2025)

Alexander Gogel

Dutch politician (1765-1821)

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Edy Korthals Altes

Dutch diplomat and writer (1924-2021)

Lodewijk Constantijn Rabo Copes van Cattenburch

politician (1771–1842)

N

Nico Verhoeven

Dutch poet (1925-1974)

A

Arthur Umbgrove

Dutch cabaret artist (born 1964)

P

Pierre Hermans

Dutch field hockey player

R

Reinier Groenendaal

cyclist

R

Ronald Jansen

field hockey player

Kees Akerboom, Jr.

Dutch basketball player (born 1983)

K

Kees de Bever

Dutch architect (1897–1965)

M

Mina Witteman

Dutch writer

Andreas Jan Jacob des Tombe

Dutch lieutenant-general

Herman Klitsie

Dutch politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Brabant

• Kruisstraat
  1.7 mi away · pop. 550
• Gewande
  2.2 mi away · pop. 115
• Maaskantje
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,785
• Papendijk
  4.4 mi away · pop. 230
• Middelrode
  4.4 mi away · pop. 2,025
• Maren-Kessel
  5.5 mi away · pop. 1,350
• Gemonde
  6.8 mi away · pop. 2,235
• Loosbroek
  6.8 mi away · pop. 960
• Haarsteeg
  7 mi away · pop. 2,090
• Oss
  7.8 mi away · pop. 57,665
• Wijbosch
  8.2 mi away · pop. 1,435
• Boxtel
  9.2 mi away · pop. 24,610

Browse all places in North Brabant →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Rhododendron Leafhopper

Graphocephala fennahi

Seen 2026-09-27

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-26

Sulphur Tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

Seen 2026-09-25

jimsonweed

Datura stramonium

Seen 2026-09-25

Golden Dock

Rumex maritimus

Seen 2026-09-25

Pine Dusky Lady Beetle

Scymnus suturalis

Seen 2026-09-24

Panthercap

Amanita pantherina

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Seen 2026-09-23

Oak Marble Gall Wasp

Andricus kollari

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers