Veldhoven
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Church in Veldhoven
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Location in North Brabant
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| Coordinates: 51°25′N 5°24′E / 51.417°N 5.400°E / 51.417; 5.400 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jack Mikkers (VVD) |
| 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 a town on the Gender stream in the southern Netherlands, located in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven 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.
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 2014 local elections of March 19th, 2014.
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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 located nearby Veldhoven on the border with Eindhoven in subdivision Meerhoven and is situated on the A2 and A67 motorways. Veldhoven is not connected to the Dutch railway system; nearby Eindhoven is.
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