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These houses are Norwegian houses, donated by Norway in 1953 as shelter for the flood disaster in Zeeland.

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De Vijf Bogen was once built as the town hall of Goirle. It was to replace the old town hall, which was destroyed by fire in November 1918. The building owes its name to a series of five brick arches on columns. The side on the Tilburgseweg looks like the front facade, but four of the arches are directed towards the church. The corner of the building therefore plays an important role in connecting the two sides. This is expressed in a natural stone balcony, windows and – precisely in the corner – a statue of John the Baptist. The municipal coat of arms, the head of John the Baptist on a scale, is placed somewhat less conspicuously high in the facade. DeVijf Bogen is now a private office building.

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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Eduard van Puijenbroek acquired the Gorp and Roovert estate. Huize Anna on Bergstraat was built in 1903 by textile manufacturer Eduard van Puijenbroek. He named the house after his wife, Anna Jansen. In the 18th century, the miller's house and beer brewery, owned by the lords of Tilburg and Goirle, stood on this site. In the 19th century, this complex became the property of the Verhof family. When it was sold in 1873, it was "a builder's house and inn, standing in the immediate vicinity of the church, with barn and stables, garden, building and meadows, ideally suited for a linen factory with associated bleachery or other traffic". The buyer was farmer Antonie Boomaars. Eduard van Puijenbroek, the new owner in 1903, demolished the buildings for the construction of the Anna house.

Saint John the Baptist (also John the Baptist), to whom this church is dedicated, is – like Saint Joseph – a man on the threshold between the Old and the New Testament. His parents are Zechariah and Elisabeth. After the proclamation of God's incarnation, the Mother of God visits her relative Elisabeth, who will give birth to a son in old age, John the Baptist. This is half a year older than Jesus and is considered his forerunner / pioneer. He lives in the desert, preaches the repentance of sins to the Jewish population and baptizes them in the Jordan, where Jesus also comes to be baptized, being filled with the Holy Spirit that descends on him from heaven. The memorial day of Saint John the Baptist (Baptist) in the calendar of saints is on June 24th, exactly half a year before 'Christmas Eve'.

In order to be able to alleviate the worst housing shortage after the Second World War in the short term, 'Austrian' homes were built in many Dutch municipalities immediately after the war, a total of 800 homes throughout the Netherlands. Fifteen were realized in Tilburg in 1947. These homes on the corner of Ringbaan-Zuid and Tatraweg were built on behalf of N.V. Metal Wire Lamp Factory Volt.

This Mary chapel with a colorful statue was built in gratitude for the undamaged surviving the war years. Next to it is a Beatrix tree planned in 1988.