Teteringen


Teteringen is a city district / village in the northeast of Breda in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Breda, about 4 km north of the city centre.

History

Teteringen was first mentioned in 1274. Teteringen got transformed from a hamlet into a parish in 1635.
Teteringen became a municipality in 1795, which got absorbed in 1997 into Breda.
Teteringen was built around a chapel, burned down in 1624-1625, transformed into a parish church in 1635 and destroyed in 1809. In the place of the chapel, there is now a cemetery there.
On 29 October, 1944 Teteringen got freed from the Germans.

Demographics

As demonstrated in the table below, the biggest age group of Teteringen are middle-aged adults.
Age groupPopulationPercentage
0-15179519.4%
15-2596010.4%
25-45205022.1%
45-65241026%
65+206022.2%

93% of residents are born in the Netherlands, 7% are foreign-born residents.
60% of foreign-born residents are born outside of Europe, 40% are born inside of Europe.

Facilities

There are 3 elementary schools in Teteringen; OBS De Springplank, De Wegwijzer and Nutsbasisschool Teteringen. There is also a middle school called Curio Scala, giving Vmbo and Mavo education.
Teteringen has 2 sport locations, a Golf and Hockeyclub from Jumbo and football club RKVV DIA.
Teteringen has a few locations in the theme of healthcare, a pharmacy, a GP, 2 dental clinics. The closest hospital is Amphia Ziekenhuis 5 km away.

Transportation

Bus 370, 371 and 372 goes through Teteringen. Those lines connect Teteringen with Geertruidenberg, Breda, Tilburg and Oosterhout.