Nieuw-Ginneken
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Nieuw-Ginneken was a municipality in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of North Brabant
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

, located southeast of the city of Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...

. It was created in 1942 from part of the municipality of Ginneken en Bavel
Ginneken en Bavel
Ginneken en Bavel was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant, located southeast of the city of Breda. It covered the villages of Ginneken and Bavel....

, and existed until 1997 when its parts north of the A58 motorway
A58 motorway (Netherlands)
The A58 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is approximately 145 kilometers in length. The A58 is located in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Zeeland....

 merged with Breda, and the parts south of the motorway, containing the villages of Strijbeek, Galder
Galder (Netherlands)
Galder is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, about 8 km south of the city of Breda.-References:...

 and some outer parts of Ulvenhout merged with Alphen-Chaam
Alphen-Chaam
- Population centres :Towns:*Alphen *Chaam *Galder Hamlets :*Alphen-Boshoven*Alphen-Oosterwijk*Boslust*Cauwelaar...

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