Woensdrecht

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Woensdrecht

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mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = North Brabant
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 91.99
area_land_km2 = 91.85
area_water_km2 = 0.14
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 21511
population_density_km2 = 234
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2

Woensdrecht (pronunciation|236 Woensdrecht.ogg) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.

Woensdrecht is mainly known for its airbase. In 1983 it was decided that the US would station 48 nuclear armed cruise missiles here, unless the USSR would reduce the number of SS-20 missiles to 378. Since the number was higher in 1985, stationing was on. Among the Dutch population there was much protest against this. The plan was cancelled in 1987 due to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

Population centres

*Hoogerheide (population: 8,268)
*Ossendrecht (5,300)
*Putte (3,860)
*Huijbergen (2,180)
*Woensdrecht (1,470)

External links

* [http://www.woensdrecht.nl Official Website]