Breda

This article is about the city in the Netherlands. For the former Italian manufacturing company, see Società Italiana Ernesto Breda. For other uses, see Breda (disambiguation).

Breda
City and municipality
Docks in the city center
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Interactive map of Breda
Breda Location within the Netherlands Breda Location within Europe
Coordinates: 51°35′20″N 04°46′33″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Paul Depla (PvdA)
Area
• Municipality	128.68 km2 (49.68 sq mi)
• Land	125.74 km2 (48.55 sq mi)
• Water	2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (9.8 ft)
Population  (Municipality, January 2021; Urban and Metro, May 2014)
• Municipality	184,126
• Density	1,464/km2 (3,790/sq mi)
• Urban	180,420
• Metro	324,812
• Metro region	553,706
• Brabant CMSA	1,932,055
Demonym(s)	Bredanaar, Bredaër
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4800–4841, 4847, 4850–4854
Area code	076
Website	www.breda.nl

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Breda (/ˈbreɪdə/ BRAY-də, also UK: /ˈbriːdə/ BREE-də, US: /breɪˈdɑː/ bray-DAH, Dutch: [breːˈdaː] ^ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from brede Aa ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has 185,072 inhabitants on 13 September 2022 and is part of the Brabantse Stedenrij; it is the tenth largest city/municipality in the country, and the third largest in North Brabant after Eindhoven and Tilburg. It is equidistant from Rotterdam and Antwerp.

As a fortified city, it was of strategic military and political significance. Although a direct fiefdom of the Holy Roman Emperor, the city obtained a municipal charter; the acquisition of Breda, through marriage, by the House of Nassau ensured that Breda would be at the center of political and social life in the Low Countries. Breda had a population of 184,126 in 2021; the metropolitan area had a population of 324,812.