North Brabant Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
province in the Netherlands
About North Brabant
Until the 17th century a large part of the area, that today form the province of North Brabant, was part of theDuchy of Brabant. In the 14th and 15th century Brabant experienced its Golden Age. Especially true for the cities ofBrussels,Antwerp,Leuven,Bredaand's-Hertogenbosch. During theEighty Years' WarbetweenSpainand theRepublic of the Seven United Netherlands, the area was a battle field. After the war in 1648 North Brabant became officially part of the Republic. Most of the erstwhile Duchy actually ended up in present-dayBelgium, where it is now divided between provinces ofAntwerp,Flemish BrabantandWalloon Brabant. Despite attempts by the republic Brabant remained Roman Catholic and thus without rights. Only in 1795 it became a province and gained equal rights as the other Dutch provinc
Top Attractions in North Brabant
Explore the best things to see and do in North Brabant:
- ★Aquabest
- ★Biesbosch National Park
- ★De Groote Peel National Park
- ★De Zoom – Kalmthoutse Heide
- ★Efteling
- ★Kampina
- ★Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park
- ★Safari Beekse Bergen
North Brabant Travel Guide Sections
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