E312 (to Breda and Eindhoven). An outer beltway, consisting of two provincial 2x2-roads and the A58, was finished in May 2012. Although the outer beltway is fully navigable, the Burgemeester Bechtweg, which was built initially as a two-lane (one per direction) road, was finished in 2013. Two other routes are of considerable importance for Tilburg: the A261/N261 to Waalwijk and the A65/N65 to 's-Hertogenbosch. Neither is a complete motorway, and both experience bottlenecks. Various plans exist to build both to higher standards, with the N261 improved in 2015. Twin towns – sister cities Tilburg is twinned with: Changzhou, China Lublin, Poland Matagalpa, Nicaragua Minamiashigara, Japan Same, Tanzania Notable people from Tilburg The Arts brothers Gerard van Spaendonck (1746–1822) & Cornelis van Spaendonck (1756–1839) Dutch painters brother & sister Joseph August Knip (1777–1847) & Henriëtte Geertruida Knip (1783–1842) painters Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) attended the King Willem II school, where he was taught painting Ludolph Berkemeier (1864-1930) a Dutch landscape and cityscape painter Sir Bernardus Weber (1912-1996) a Dutch sculptor, draughtsman, and pastellist Theo l' Herminez (1921–1997) a Dutch painter, moved from impressionism to realism Frans de Kok (1924–2011) a Dutch musician, conducted the winning Dutch entry to the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest Theo van de Sande (born 1947) cinematographer Ruud Janssen (born 1959) a Dutch fluxus and mail artist Leonard Retel Helmrich (born 1959) a Dutch cinematographer and film director Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born 1960) a Dutch singer, songwriter with Ayreon and Star One Marc-Marie Huijbregts (born 1964) a Dutch comedian, actor and TV presenter Richard Rijnvos (born 1964) a Dutch composer Guus Meeuwis (born 1972) a Dutch singer-songwriter, attended Tilburg University Ruud Jolie (born 1976) the lead guitarist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation Tarik Azzougarh (born 1979) stage name Cilvaringz, rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan Joris Oprins (born 1980) an animation director Floor Jansen (born 1981) a Dutch singer and songwriter with symphonic metal band Nightwish Daan Janzing (born 1981) producer and guitarist with the Dark rock band My Favorite Scar. Public thinking & Public Service Bl. Peerke Donders (1807–1887), Roman Catholic missionary, cared for the lepers of Batavia, Suriname; beatified in 1982 dom Franciscus Janssens (1881–1950) the 76th General Abbot of the Common Observance Carl Romme (1896–1980) a Dutch politician and jurist Norbert Schmelzer (1921–2008) a Dutch politician, diplomat, economist and Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950) a retired Dutch politician and jurist, lives in Tilburg.