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No Dialect Signs in Waalwijk: 'a Mortal Sin,' Says Man Behind Fun Stunt

Summary by Omroep Brabant
Bilingual place name signs in Brabant? The local VVD party in Waalwijk was interested, but the mayor and aldermen have scrapped the idea for now. The plan to also write place names in dialect is expensive and would be ineffective. The VVD party in Waalwijk pitched it to the municipal council after a playful stunt by the journalistic platform Woeste Grond. The stunt went something like this: in January, the old spelling of ten Brabant towns sudde…
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Bilingual place name signs in Brabant? The local VVD party in Waalwijk was interested, but the mayor and aldermen have scrapped the idea for now. The plan to also write place names in dialect is expensive and would be ineffective. The VVD party in Waalwijk pitched it to the municipal council after a playful stunt by the journalistic platform Woeste Grond. The stunt went something like this: in January, the old spelling of ten Brabant towns sudde…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news in on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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