Batadorp is a neighbourhood of the Dutch town of Best, just northwest of Eindhoven, where the Czech Bata Shoes company built a factory in 1934 on land that it bought from the municipality.

[3][4] Bata sought expansion abroad, partly to circumvent tariffs, and built factories and entire villages.

Bata had operated shops in the Netherlands since 1922, and chose to locate in Best because land and labour were cheaply available.

So that the employees could live near the factory, Bata built a town of 130 homes, separated from the centre of Best by the canal, along with schools, medical services and a hairdressers'.

The company also established sports clubs, a theatre, a brass band and a volunteer fire brigade.