Langstraat region
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The Langstraat region is a historical area in the Dutch province of North Brabant, known for its string of villages and towns traditionally associated with leather and shoe production.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
region of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| borders |
Land van Heusden en Altena (historical region)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
industrial heritage sites related to tanning and shoemaking
ⓘ
leather and shoe museums ⓘ |
| economicHistory |
craft-based leatherworking
ⓘ
industrial-scale shoe factories (19th–20th century) ⓘ |
| economicTransition | shift from traditional leather industry to diversified economy in late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | center of Dutch leather and shoe manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Dutch leather and shoe region ⓘ |
| hasTown |
Capelle (North Brabant)
NERFINISHED
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Drunen NERFINISHED ⓘ Elshout NERFINISHED ⓘ Heusden NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaatsheuvel NERFINISHED ⓘ Loon op Zand NERFINISHED ⓘ Nieuwkuijk NERFINISHED ⓘ Oosterhout (historically, partly) NERFINISHED ⓘ Raamsdonk NERFINISHED ⓘ Raamsdonksveer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sprang-Capelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Vlijmen NERFINISHED ⓘ Waalwijk NERFINISHED ⓘ Waspik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportHistory | development along old trade and postal routes ⓘ |
| heritagePreservation | adaptive reuse of former tanneries and shoe factories ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leather industry
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shoe production ⓘ string of villages and towns ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Brabant
ⓘ
southern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Biesbosch area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
’s-Hertogenbosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyWithin |
municipality of Altena (historically, for some villages)
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municipality of Heusden NERFINISHED ⓘ municipality of Loon op Zand NERFINISHED ⓘ municipality of Waalwijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | province of North Brabant ⓘ |
| timePeriod | historically important from 19th to 20th century for leather and shoes ⓘ |
| topography | mostly low-lying polder landscape ⓘ |
| traversedBy | major east–west road between ’s-Hertogenbosch and Geertruidenberg (historically) ⓘ |
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