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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region of the Netherlands
borders Land van Heusden en Altena (historical region)
linked to: Land van Heusden

Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch (historical region)
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)
linked to: Capelle

Drunen
Elshout
Heusden
Kaatsheuvel
Loon op Zand
Nieuwkuijk
Oosterhout (historically, partly)
Raamsdonk
Raamsdonksveer
Sprang-Capelle
Vlijmen
Waalwijk
Waspik
hasTransportHistory development along old trade and postal routes
heritagePreservation adaptive reuse of former tanneries and shoe factories
knownFor leather industry
shoe production
string of villages and towns
language Dutch
locatedIn North Brabant
southern Netherlands
locatedNear Biesbosch area
linked to: Biesbosch

’s-Hertogenbosch
partlyWithin municipality of Altena (historically, for some villages)
municipality of Heusden
municipality of Loon op Zand
municipality of Waalwijk
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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Loon op Zand partOf Langstraat region
Bergsche Maas formsBoundaryBetween Land van Heusden en Altena and Langstraat region
linked to: Langstraat region
Waalwijk partOf Langstraat region
Drunen partOf Langstraat region
Haaren partOf Langstraat region
De Moer locatedIn Brabantse Langstraat region
linked to: Langstraat region