Chaam

This article is about the Dutch village. For the Buddhist festival see Cham Dance

Chaam
Coordinates: 51°30′16″N 4°51′41″E / 51.50444°N 4.86139°E / 51.50444; 4.86139
Country	Netherlands
Province	Noord-Brabant
Municipality	Alphen-Chaam
Population (1 January 2008)	3,831

Chaam (Dutch pronunciation: [kaːm]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, about 13 km southeast of Breda.

Chaam was a separate municipality until 1997, when it was merged with Alphen.^[1]

Townhall

Catholic church: de kerk van de Sint Antonius Abt

Sport

Cycling

Chaam organises every year after the Tour de France the Acht van Chaam, a cycling criterium for professional cyclists.

References

↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

External links

J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Chaam". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Coordinates: 51°30′N 4°52′E / 51.500°N 4.867°E / 51.500; 4.867

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