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[[File:Zany-1424767269.png|140px|thumb|DJ Zany, 2014]] |
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*[[Willem Adams]] (born 1999 in Veldhoven) a Dutch painer |
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* [[Jan Cornelius van Sambeek]] (1886 in Veldhoven - 1966 in Kabanga) a Dutch [[White Fathers]] missionary in [[Tanganyika (territory)|Tanganyika]] |
* [[Jan Cornelius van Sambeek]] (1886 in Veldhoven - 1966 in Kabanga) a Dutch [[White Fathers]] missionary in [[Tanganyika (territory)|Tanganyika]] |
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* [[Marius van Amelsvoort]] (1930 – 2006 in Veldhoven) a Dutch politician and diplomat |
* [[Marius van Amelsvoort]] (1930 – 2006 in Veldhoven) a Dutch politician and diplomat |
Veldhoven
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Church in Veldhoven
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Location in North Brabant
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Coordinates: 51°25′12″N 05°24′18″E / 51.42000°N 5.40500°E / 51.42000; 5.40500 | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Letty Demmers-van der Geest (acting) (D66) |
Area | |
• Total | 31.89 km2 (12.31 sq mi) |
• Land | 31.69 km2 (12.24 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Population
(January 2021)[4]
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• Total | 45,500 |
• Density | 1,436/km2 (3,720/sq mi) |
Demonym | Veldhovenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode |
5500–5509
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Area code | 040 |
Website | www |
Veldhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛltˌɦoːvə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and town on the Gender in the southern Netherlands, just southwest of Eindhoven.
Dutch topographic map of Veldhoven (town), Dec. 2013
The modern town of Veldhoven is an agglomeration of formerly 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. ASML occupies the tallest building (83 meters) in Veldhoven. The municipality features a large industrial and office area along the Gender, which also includes the second-largest hospital in the Eindhoven urban region, Máxima Medisch Centrum.
Veldhoven Centrum has 113 commercial shops with famous brands covering food restaurants, daily groceries, fashion products, Jewelry and banks. The Centrum has services such as Library Veldhoven, Municipality of Veldhoven, Trigion security City and VVV Veldhoven. The Veldhoven shops open at 11 AM every Monday. The Centrum has Week Market every Monday for fruit and produce.
The yearly festival Cult en Tumult offers a varied program of art and culture in the broadest sense. Theatre De Schalm is near the City Centrum.
The spoken language is Kempenlands (anEast Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[5]
The current town council of Veldhoven was elected at the Dutch 2018 local elections.
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Party | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 |
VSA | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
GBV | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
VVD | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
CDA | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
D66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
PvdA | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Samenwerkend Veldhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Eindhoven Airport is near Veldhoven, on the border with EindhoveninMeerhoven, close to the A2 and A67 motorways.
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