Veldhoven

Veldhoven
Municipality
Church in Veldhoven

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Veldhoven in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°25′N 5°24′E / 51.417°N 5.400°E / 51.417; 5.400Coordinates: 51°25′N 5°24′E / 51.417°N 5.400°E / 51.417; 5.400
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Letty Demmers-van der Geest (acting) (D66)
Area[2]
 • Total 31.93 km2 (12.33 sq mi)
 • Land 31.73 km2 (12.25 sq mi)
 • Water 0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 22 m (72 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
 • Total 44,884
 • Density 1,415/km2 (3,660/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Veldhovenaar
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 5500–5509
Area code 040
Website www.veldhoven.nl

Veldhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛltˌɦoːvə(n)] ( listen)) is a municipality and a town on the Gender stream in the southern Netherlands, located in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven just southwest of Eindhoven.

Topography

Dutch topographic map of Veldhoven (town), Dec. 2013

Population centres

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.

Economy

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

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.

Culture

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 (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[5]

Town council

The current town council of Veldhoven was elected at the Dutch 2018 local elections.

Council seats[6][7][8][9]
Party19982002200620102014
VSA58876
GBV35456
VVD54455
CDA77544
D6610023
PvdA33632
Samenwerkend Veldhoven00011
SP30000
Total2727272727

Transport

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Veldhoven. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5501KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105
  6. ↑ NRC Handelsblad (2002) Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 6 maart 2002 Veldhoven
  7. ↑ Gemeente Veldhoven (2006) Uitslag verkiezingen Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Volkskrant (2010)Uitslagen verkiezingen Gemeenteraad 2010
  9. ↑ Website Veldhoven (2014)Uitslagen verkiezingen Gemeenteraad 2014
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