Vlijmen

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Vlijmen

Total population

14,225

Coordinates51.69°, 5.21°

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

Overview

Vlijmen is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heusden, about 6 km west of 's-Hertogenbosch.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Martinus J. G. Veltman

Dutch theoretical physicist (1931–2021)

P

Patrick van Balkom

Dutch sprinter

Frans Slaats

Dutch racing cyclist

F

Frank van Mosselveld

Dutch footballer

K

Kevin Brands

Dutch footballer

E

Elzemarieke de Vos

Dutch actress

N

Nabil Aoulad Ayad

Dutch actor and cabaret artist (born 1984)

Annette Nijs

Dutch politician

Jan Krol

Dutch politician (1908-1994)

Gerbrandus Jelgersma

Dutch psychiatrist (1859–1942)

H

Hans Ittmann

Dutch visual artist (1914–1972)

Yuri van Gelder

Dutch gymnast

Cees de Cloe

Dutch politician

Ton van Reen

Dutch poet and writer

Guusje Kaayk

Dutch illustrator (born 1950)

Johannes Baptista Gerardus Maria de van der Schueren

Dutch politician (1899-1990)

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

Nearby places in North Brabant

• Haarsteeg
  1.2 mi away · pop. 2,090
• Elshout
  3 mi away · pop. 1,683
• Biezenmortel
  5 mi away · pop. 1,420
• Gewande
  7 mi away · pop. 115
• Sint-Michielsgestel
  7.2 mi away · pop. 10,410
• Maaskantje
  7.3 mi away · pop. 1,785
• Kaatsheuvel
  8 mi away · pop. 16,441
• Gemonde
  8.1 mi away · pop. 2,235
• Kruisstraat
  8.4 mi away · pop. 550
• Heukelom
  8.5 mi away · pop. 325
• Babyloniënbroek
  8.6 mi away · pop. 438
• Middelrode
  9.2 mi away · pop. 2,025

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

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Seen 2026-10-01

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-10-01

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-09-30

King Bolete

Boletus edulis

Seen 2026-09-30

Sulphur Tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

Seen 2026-09-28

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-27

Western Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-27

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Seen 2026-09-27

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Seen 2026-09-27

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

Official Identifiers