Veldhoven: Difference between revisions

| leader_party = [[Democrats 66People%27s_Party_for_Freedom_and_Democracy|D66VVD]]

| leader_name = [[LettyMarcel Demmers-van der GeestDelhez]] (acting)

'''Veldhoven''' ({{IPA-nl|ˈvɛltˌɦoːvə(n)|-|231 Veldhoven.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and town on the [[Gender (stream)|Gender]] in the southern [[Netherlands]], just southwest of [[Eindhoven]], in the [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of [[North Brabant]].

[[File:Veldhoven-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg|475px|Dutch topographic map of Veldhoven (town), as of March 2014]]<br/>Map of Veldhoven (town), Dec. 2013

The modern town of Veldhoven is an agglomeration of formerlyformer rural villages that in the twentieth century grew together to form one large suburban area catering to [[Eindhoven]] commuter needs. The villages are: Veldhoven proper to the southwest,; Meerveldhoven to the southeast,; [[Oerle]] to the west; and [[Zeelst]] to the northeast. A new city center was constructed between Zeelst and Veldhoven.

Veldhoven is home to the headquarters of the manufacturer of high-tech ([[semiconductor]]) [[lithography]] equipment [[ASML Holding|ASML]]. As of 2022, the company employed over 14,000 people—equivalent to nearly one third of the town's population.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-11-15/asml-s-expansion-plan-is-causing-controversy-in-its-hometown |title=European Tech Giant's Expansion Stirs Opposition in Its Hometown |date=14 November 2022 |first1=Diederik |last1=Baazil |first2=April |last2=Roach |work=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref> ASML occupies the tallest building (83 meters) in Veldhoven. The municipality features a large industrial and office area along the [[Gender (stream)|Gender]], which also includes the second-largest [[hospital]] in the [[Eindhoven]] urban region, [[Máxima Medisch Centrum]].

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The current town council of Veldhoven was elected at the [[2022 Dutch 2018municipal elections|2022 local elections]].

!colspan="68"|'''Council seats'''<ref>NRC Handelsblad (2002) [http://www.nrc.nl/redactie/Doc/gr02/0861.shtml Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 6 maart 2002 Veldhoven] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050610152458/http://www.nrc.nl/redactie/Doc/gr02/0861.shtml |date=2005-06-10 }}</ref><ref>Gemeente Veldhoven (2006) [http://www.veldhoven.nl/ris/content.jsp?objectid=24259 Uitslag verkiezingen] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908082433/http://www.veldhoven.nl/ris/content.jsp?objectid=24259 |date=2008-09-08 }}</ref><ref>Volkskrant (2010)[http://www.volkskrant.nl/verkiezingen/?dnaId=361&electionCode=GR10 Uitslagen verkiezingen Gemeenteraad 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214061556/https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl/consent?siteKey=PUBX2BuuZfEPJ6vF&callbackUrl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.volkskrant.nl%2fprivacy-wall%2faccept%3fredirectUri%3d%252fverkiezingen%252f%253fdnaId%253d361%2526electionCode%253dGR10 |date=2021-12-14 }}</ref><ref>Website Veldhoven (2014)[https://archive.today/20140423100203/http://www.veldhoven.nl/Ondernemers/Nieuws/Artikel-Ondernemers/Uitslag-gemeenteraadsverkiezingen-2014.htm Uitslagen verkiezingen Gemeenteraad 2014]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2018 |title=Veldhoven municipal election 2018 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20180321/671821|access-date=26 May 2024|website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Veldhoven municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731224|access-date=26 May 2024|website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref>

|'''Party'''||'''19982002'''||'''20022006'''||'''20062010'''||'''20102014'''||'''20142018'''||'''2022'''

|[[VeldhovenHart Samenvoor AndersVeldhoven||VSA]]0||50||80||80||70||69

|[[Gemeente Belangen Veldhoven|GBV]]|5|3|4||5||46||56||6

|[[Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie|VVD]]||54||4||45||5||7||5

|[[DemocratenSenioren 66Veldhoven|D66]]|0|1|0||0||0||25||32

|[[PartijChristen-Democratisch van de Arbeid (Nederland)Appèl|PvdACDA]]||37||5||4|3|4|6|2|3|2|2

|Samenwerkend[[Democraten Veldhoven66|D66]]||0||0||02||3||12||12

|[[SocialistischeVeldhoven PartijSamen (Nederland)Anders|SP]]|8|3|8|0|7|0|6|0|3||0

|TotalSamenwerkend Veldhoven||270||270||271||271||270||0

[[Eindhoven Airport]] is located nearbynear Veldhoven, on the border with [[Eindhoven]] in subdivision [[Meerhoven]], andclose is situated onto the [[A2 motorway (Netherlands)|A2]] and [[A67 motorway (Netherlands)|A67]] motorways. Veldhoven is not connected to the Dutch railway system; nearby [[Eindhoven]] is.

* [[Willem Adams]] (1937 in Veldhoven–2022) a Dutch painter
* [[Jan Cornelius van Sambeek]] (1886 in Veldhoven - 1966Veldhoven–1966 in Kabanga) a Dutch [[White Fathers]] missionary in [[Tanganyika (territory)|Tanganyika]]

* [[Marius van Amelsvoort]] (1930 – 20061930–2006 in Veldhoven) a Dutch politician and diplomat

File:Hoeve tHeike Veldhoven.jpg|Hoeve tHeike't Heike - Veldhoven

File:SintMaartenkerkVeldhoven.jpg|Former Sint Maartenkerk - Veldhoven

File:Veldhoven Drie Muzikanten Hans Goddefroy.jpg|VeldhovenThree Musicians - Drie MuzikantenVeldhoven

File:Gemeentehuis Veldhoven.jpg|GemeentehuisTown Hall - Veldhoven

File:Boerderij-Kleine-Vliet-Oerle.jpg|Boerderij-Kleine- Vliet farm - Oerle