10 Facts About North Brabant

North Brabant, unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands.

Duchy of North Brabant was a state of the Holy Roman Empire established in 1183 or 1190.

Present-day North Brabant was adjudicated to the Generality Lands of the Dutch Republic according to the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, while the reduced duchy remained in existence with the Southern Netherlands until it was conquered by French Revolutionary forces in 1794.

Until the 17th century, the area that now makes up the province of North Brabant was mostly part of the Duchy of Brabant, of which the southern part is in Belgium.

In 1815, Belgium and the Netherlands were united in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the province of North Brabant was established and so named to distinguish it from South Brabant in present-day Belgium, which seceded from the Kingdom in 1830.

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Interpretation of the Roman Catholic identity in North Brabant has shifted during the last 65 years from religious to cultural, but the province still has a distinct Catholic atmosphere when compared to the provinces north of the major rivers.

North Brabant has been divided into 56 municipalities since 2022.

North Brabant is home to 8 professional football clubs, more than any other province in the Netherlands.

North Brabant is home to 3 hockey clubs that play in the Hoofdklasse.

States of North Brabant have 55 seats and are headed by the King's Commissioner, currently Ina Adema.