What may I do in Steenbergen?
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
NO
the municipal by-law
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NO
the municipal by-law
Tonight, hereOpen-Meteo · ahora mismo
this municipalityprotected areaseafront (this is where coastal law comes in)neighbouring municipalities, in their own colour: they can be tapped
Why, and on what paper
NO
⚠ detention (hechtenis) of up to three months
the municipal by-law governs · 2:50a.
«1. Het is verboden op de weg, al dan niet in een motorvoertuig, te slapen, danwel op of aan de weg een voertuig, woonwagen, tent, caravan of een soortgelijk of ander onderkomen te plaatsen met het kennelijke doel dit als slaapplaats te gebruiken of daarin te slapen dan wel gelegenheid daartoe te bieden. 2. Het college kan van dit verbod ontheffing verlenen.»
Which text each answer comes from
Park ·
Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-12
Camp · no
Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening art. 4:18 · verified on 2026-08-12
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
Steenbergen is a large municipality measuring 18 by 13 kilometres. With 24.476 inhabitants it is of medium density (154 per square kilometre). It has a coastline, and that matters: the strip of maritime-terrestrial public domain is governed by its own rule, different from that of the rest of the municipality. Within its boundaries there is 1 protected area: Krammer-Volkerak. There, the rules on permitted uses are set by the area's own plan. It borders 8 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 159 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 24.476 |
| Densidad | 154 hab/km² |
| Area | 18 × 13 km |
| Costa | sí, tiene frente marítimo |
| Protected areas | 1 |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 8 |
This municipality touches: Krammer-Volkerak.
1 protected area within
Steenbergen touches 1 Natura 2000 site.
- Krammer-Volkerak
The national rule does not set a specific aggravating factor for these sites: each area's own rule governs.
Calculated by intersecting the municipality's polygon with the 27,172 Natura 2000 sites of the European Environment Agency. The site covers part of the municipality.
All the layers that apply
Why — the layers that apply here
municipality · this one governs
Ordenanza de Steenbergen
- The municipality may grant an exemption (ontheffing).
Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening art. 2:50a · verified on 2026-08-12
«1. Het is verboden op de weg, al dan niet in een motorvoertuig, te slapen, danwel op of aan de weg een voertuig, woonwagen, tent, caravan of een soortgelijk of ander onderkomen te plaatsen met het kennelijke doel dit als slaapplaats te gebruiken of daarin te slapen dan wel gelegenheid daartoe te bieden. 2. Het college kan van dit verbod ontheffing verlenen.»
protected zone
Krammer-Volkerak
Protected-area designation: the rule of the protected area applies here in addition to the municipal one, and it usually makes the penalty harsher.
country
Netherlands
- there is NO national rule: each of the ~342 municipalities decides in its APV
- the VNG model (art. 5:6) prohibits more than THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, but ONLY on the roads the municipality has expressly designated
- many municipalities invert the wording of the model: no extrapolation from one to another is possible
NO national rule since the WOR was repealed on 1-1-2008. Each municipality decides in its APV; the VNG model is art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-08
«langer dan drie achtereenvolgende dagen te plaatsen of te hebben op de weg»
On the beach the answer is no even if the municipality is permissive: the prohibition is national and needs no sign.
Neighbouring municipalities
Near here
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Adjoining municipalities with their rule. This site does not say where other people have slept: that is a different product.
Signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as of the date indicated: it is neither legal advice nor an authorisation.