page_title: Breda
section_title: Sport
hierarchical_section_title: Breda / Sport
caption_attribution_description: English: NAC Breda's Rat Verlegh stadium in Breda, January 10, 2011 Nederlands: Het Rat Verlegh stadion in Breda, 10 januari 2011
context_page_description: Breda 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 and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa.
  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 centre of political and social life in the Low Countries. Breda had a population of 183,873 in 2019; the metropolitan area had a population of 324,812. It is part of the Brabantse Stedenrij.
context_section_description: Breda's football club, NAC Breda, plays in the Eerste Divisie.
  Breda's rugby club, Bredase Rugby Club
  Breda's athletics club, A.V. Sprint, is the largest club of its kind in the Netherlands.
  Breda's Golden Glory, is a kickboxing camp.
  Every year in the month of October, the Bredase Singelloop is a major road running event on the half marathon distance with a field of national and international athletes.
caption: Rat Verlegh Stadion
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