Best
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Best is a municipality
and a village in the southern Netherlands
. It is situated northwest of the city Eindhoven, and is also part of the agglomeration of this city. The village was originally a part of Oirschot
, a nearby town. But as Best was situated on the state road from Amsterdam
to Maastricht
, this often created difficulties. Each time the military wanted to quarter troops in Best, they had to request to be stationed in Oirschot, 10 km away, for this to be allowed. Because of this difficulty, the government decided to separate Best from Oirschot in 1819.
Archaeological excavations around the village suggest settlement in the area dating back to the Roman era. The first written text about Best dates back to 1421.
The village itself, however, did not exist until the 19th century. There were three small villages: Naastenbest in the west, Wilhelminadorp in the south and Verrenbest where Oranjestraat is presently located. They grew together, and formed the village with the name Best.
Best received a train station on the line Rotterdam - Breda - Boxtel - Helmond - Venlo - Maastricht. Initially the line had only one track, but eventually traffic congestion necessitated another track, so it was made double-tracked. In the 1980s, congestion once again became a problem so two more tracks were added in 2002. It is now possible to travel to Best from Utrecht or Eindhoven by train.
The headquarters of Europe's largest meat processor Vion NV
are located in Best, as are Philips
Healthcare and the Bata Branded Business.
One can take a bus (line numbers 144/145) from the Eindhoven central station to Best.
One can slso take a bus (line numbers 141/142) from the Tilburg central station to Best.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a village in the southern Netherlands
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...
. It is situated northwest of the city Eindhoven, and is also part of the agglomeration of this city. The village was originally a part of Oirschot
Oirschot
Oirschot is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. It is situated 12 km from the city of Eindhoven and 20 km from the city of Tilburg in the province Noord-Brabant...
, a nearby town. But as Best was situated on the state road from Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
to Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, this often created difficulties. Each time the military wanted to quarter troops in Best, they had to request to be stationed in Oirschot, 10 km away, for this to be allowed. Because of this difficulty, the government decided to separate Best from Oirschot in 1819.
Archaeological excavations around the village suggest settlement in the area dating back to the Roman era. The first written text about Best dates back to 1421.
The village itself, however, did not exist until the 19th century. There were three small villages: Naastenbest in the west, Wilhelminadorp in the south and Verrenbest where Oranjestraat is presently located. They grew together, and formed the village with the name Best.
Best received a train station on the line Rotterdam - Breda - Boxtel - Helmond - Venlo - Maastricht. Initially the line had only one track, but eventually traffic congestion necessitated another track, so it was made double-tracked. In the 1980s, congestion once again became a problem so two more tracks were added in 2002. It is now possible to travel to Best from Utrecht or Eindhoven by train.
The headquarters of Europe's largest meat processor Vion NV
Vion NV
Vion Food Group are a Netherlands-based meat processing and food production company, headquartered in Eindhoven, that produces ingredients and foodstuffs and ingredients for people and animals...
are located in Best, as are Philips
Philips
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
Healthcare and the Bata Branded Business.
One can take a bus (line numbers 144/145) from the Eindhoven central station to Best.
One can slso take a bus (line numbers 141/142) from the Tilburg central station to Best.
Events
- Lake Dance - at Aqua Best 25 June 2011
- Extrema Outdoor - at Aqua Best 16 July 2011
- Sneakerz Festival - at Aqua Best 18 September 2010
Politics
As of March 7 2006:- CDAChristian Democratic AppealThe Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
- 5 seats - PvdA - 5 seats
- Best Open - 4 seats
- VVD - 3 seats
- Jongerenpartij JO - 2 seats
- political party PBB|PBB - 1 seat
- D66Democrats 66Democrats 66 is a progressive and social-liberal political party in the Netherlands. D66 was formed in 1966 by a group of politically unaligned, young intellectuals, led by journalist Hans van Mierlo. The party's main objective was to democratise the political system; it proposed to create an...
- 1 seat
Population centres
- Aarle
- Oud-Best
- Speelheide
- De Vleut
- Batadorp
- Heivelden
- Heuveleind
- Kantonnier
- Salderes
- Koekoeksbos
Notable people born in Best
- Eric SwinkelsEric SwinkelsEric Swinkels is a Dutch sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in Skeet Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He competed in six different Olympic competitions, beginning in 1972 and ending in 1996.-References:...
(1949) - sports shooter and Olympic medalist - José HoebeeJosé HoebeeJosé Hoebee is a Dutch pop female singer. She is part of Luv' . In late 1981, she went solo and was successful in her homeland and in the Flanders region of Belgium between 1982 and 1985...
(1954) - Pop singer and member of girl group Luv'Luv'Luv is a Dutch pop girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Luv' was "Holland's best export act" and thus received the "Conamus Export Prize"... - Jesse MahieuJesse MahieuJesse Mahieu dead 28.November 2011 is a field hockey defender from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
(1978) - field hockey defender and Olympic medalist - Bas Verhoeven (1983) - Dutch motocross MX1 champion 2004 and winner of a GP MX3, Lommel (BEL)
- Hans Vogels (1983) - 5 time Dutch Enduro champ, last title: 2010 E2 class
- Ralf MackenbachRalf MackenbachRalf Mackenbach is a Dutch singer, dancer and musical artist who won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Kiev, Ukraine on 21 November 2009. He earned 121 points with the song Click Clack, which was written by Ralf himself...
(1995) - Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Kiev, Ukraine. It was scheduled for 21 November.13 countries were confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union to compete in the Contest....