Veldhoven
Veldhoven | |
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Coordinates:51°25′12″N05°24′18″E/ 51.42000°N 5.40500°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
•Mayor | Marcel Delhez(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] | |
• 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 |
Area code | 040 |
Website | www |
Veldhoven(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈvɛltˌɦoːvə(n)] ) is amunicipalityand town on theGenderin the southernNetherlands,just southwest ofEindhoven,in theprovinceofNorth Brabant.
Topography
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Map of Veldhoven (town), Dec. 2013
Population centres
[edit]The modern town of Veldhoven is an agglomeration of former rural villages that in the twentieth century grew together to form one large suburban area catering toEindhovencommuter needs. The villages are: Veldhoven proper to the southwest; Meerveldhoven to the southeast;Oerleto the west; andZeelstto the northeast. A new city center was constructed between Zeelst and Veldhoven.
Economy
[edit]Veldhoven is home to the headquarters of the manufacturer of high-tech (semiconductor)lithographyequipmentASML.As of 2022, the company employed over 14,000 people—equivalent to nearly one third of the town's population.[5]ASML occupies the tallest building (83 meters) in Veldhoven. The municipality features a large industrial and office area along theGender,which also includes the second-largesthospitalin theEindhovenurban region,Máxima Medisch Centrum.
Veldhoven Centrum
[edit]Veldhoven Centrum has over 100 shops with famous brands covering restaurants, groceries, fashion products, jewelry and banks, and a market every Monday for fruit and produce. It also has services such as a library and municipal andVVVoffices.
Culture
[edit]The yearly festivalCult en Tumultoffers a varied program of art and culture in the broadest sense. TheatreDe Schalmis near the City Centrum.
The spoken language is Kempenlands (anEast Brabantiandialect, which is very similar to colloquialDutch).[6]
Town council
[edit]The current town council of Veldhoven was elected at the2022 local elections.
Council seats[7][8][9][10][11][12] | |||||||
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Party | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | |
Hart voor Veldhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
Gemeente Belangen Veldhoven | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
VVD | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
PvdA(2022 withGroenLinks) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Senioren Veldhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
CDA | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
D66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Veldhoven Samen Anders | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
Samenwerkend Veldhoven | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
Transport
[edit]Eindhoven Airportis near Veldhoven, on the border withEindhoveninMeerhoven,close to theA2andA67motorways.
Notable people
[edit]- Willem Adams(1937 in Veldhoven–2022) a Dutch painter
- Jan Cornelius van Sambeek(1886 in Veldhoven–1966 in Kabanga) a DutchWhite Fathersmissionary inTanganyika
- Marius van Amelsvoort(1930–2006 in Veldhoven) a Dutch politician and diplomat
- Hendricus Stoof(born 1962 in Veldhoven) a professor oftheoretical physicsatUtrecht University
- Henrieke Goorhuis(born 1990 in Veldhoven) a Dutch cartoonist and illustrator
- Raoul van Grinsven (born 1974) stage nameDJ Zany,a disc jockey, ownsFusion Records,lives in Veldhoven
- Anita Groener(born 1958 in Veldhoven) a Dutch artist
- Mau Heymans(born 1961 in Veldhoven) a DutchDisney comicsartist and writer
- Jessy Seuntiens (born 1980 in Oerle) stage nameJesselyn,is a Dutch DJ
- Daan de Kort(born 1992 in Veldhoven) a Dutch politician
- Tiny Kox(born 1951 in Veldhoven) a Dutch politician
- Teun Luijkx(born 1986 in Veldhoven) a Dutch actor[13]
- Maartje Verhoef(born 1997 in Veldhoven) a Dutch fashion model
Sport
[edit]- John van den Akker(born 1966 in Veldhoven) a Dutch former cyclist
- Rob van Boekel(born 1987 in Veldhoven) a Dutch footballer
- Kayleigh van Dooren(born 1987 in Veldhoven) a Dutch footballer
- Gerard Egelmeers(born 1999 in Veldhoven) a formerOlympicrower
- Toon Geurts(1932 in Veldhoven – 2017) a Dutch sprint canoer, silver medallist at the1964 Summer Olympics
- Ingrid Teeuwen(born 1981 in Veldhoven) a Dutch weightlifter
- Eelco Horsten(born 1989 in Veldhoven) a Dutch footballer
- Maud Kaptheijns(born 1994 in Veldhoven) a Dutchcyclist
- Corné van Kessel(born 1991 in Veldhoven) a Dutch professionalcyclo-crossand roadcyclist
- Paco van Moorsel(born 1989 in Veldhoven) a Dutch footballer with 280 club caps
- Milou van der Heijden(born 1990 in Veldhoven) a professional squash player
Gallery
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Hoeve 't Heike - Veldhoven
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Former Sint Maartenkerk - Veldhoven
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Three Musicians - Veldhoven
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Town Hall - Veldhoven
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Kleine Vliet farm - Oerle
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Corporate headquartersASML
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Museum 't Oude Slot
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Burgemeester"[Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Veldhoven.Archivedfrom the original on 6 June 2014.Retrieved6 June2014.
- ^"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020"[Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020].StatLine(in Dutch).CBS.24 July 2020.Retrieved19 September2020.
- ^"Postcodetool for 5501KA".Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland(in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis.Archivedfrom the original on 21 September 2013.Retrieved6 June2014.
- ^"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand"[Population growth; regions per month].CBS Statline(in Dutch).CBS.1 January 2021.Retrieved2 January2022.
- ^Baazil, Diederik; Roach, April (14 November 2022)."European Tech Giant's Expansion Stirs Opposition in Its Hometown".Bloomberg News.
- ^Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants,ISBN9012090105
- ^NRC Handelsblad (2002)Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 6 maart 2002 VeldhovenArchived2005-06-10 at theWayback Machine
- ^Gemeente Veldhoven (2006)Uitslag verkiezingenArchived2008-09-08 at theWayback Machine
- ^Volkskrant (2010)Uitslagen verkiezingen Gemeenteraad 2010
- ^Website Veldhoven (2014)Uitslagen verkiezingen Gemeenteraad 2014
- ^"Veldhoven municipal election 2018".www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl(in Dutch). 21 March 2018.Retrieved26 May2024.
- ^"Veldhoven municipal election 2022".www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl(in Dutch). 16 March 2022.Retrieved26 May2024.
- ^IMDb DatabaseArchived2019-09-08 at theWayback Machineretrieved 24 December 2019
External links
[edit]- Media related toVeldhovenat Wikimedia Commons
- Official website