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Veldhoven
Municipality
Church in Veldhoven
Church in Veldhoven
Flag of Veldhoven
Flag
Coat of arms of Veldhoven
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Veldhoven in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°25′12″N 05°24′18″E / 51.42000°N 5.40500°E / 51.42000; 5.40500
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMarcel Delhez (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total
31.89 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
 • Land31.69 km2 (12.24 sq mi)
 • Water0.20 km2 (0.077 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
45,500
 • Density1,436/km2 (3,720/sq mi)
DemonymVeldhovenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5500–5509
Area code040
Websitewww.veldhoven.nl

Veldhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛltˌɦoːvə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and town on the Gender in the southern Netherlands, just southwest of Eindhoven, in the province of North Brabant.

Topography

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Dutch topographic map of Veldhoven (town), as of March 2014
Map of Veldhoven (town), Dec. 2013

Population centres

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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 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

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Veldhoven is home to the headquarters of the manufacturer of high-tech (semiconductor) lithography equipment ASML. As of 2009, the company employed over 14,000 people—equivalent to nearly one eighth 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 the Gender, which also includes the second-largest hospital in the Eindhoven urban region, Máxima Medisch Centrum.

Veldhoven Centrum

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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 and VVV offices, as well as housing its political center.

Culture

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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).[6]

Town council

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The current town council of Veldhoven was elected at the 2026 local elections.

Council seats[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Party200620102014201820222026
Hart voor Veldhoven000099
Gemeente Belangen Veldhoven456665
VVD455754
D66023223
PvdA (2022 & 2026 with GroenLinks)632233
Senioren Veldhoven000522
CDA544222
SP000001
Veldhoven Samen Anders876300
Samenwerkend Veldhoven011000
Total272727272929

Transport

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Eindhoven Airport is near Veldhoven, on the border with Eindhoven in Meerhoven, close to the A2 and A67 motorways.

Notable people

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DJ Zany, 2014

Sport

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Anton Geurts, 1968
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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Veldhoven. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5501KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Baazil, Diederik; Roach, April (14 November 2022). "European Tech Giant's Expansion Stirs Opposition in Its Hometown". Bloomberg News.
  6. ↑ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105
  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[link removed]
  10. ↑ "Veldhoven municipal election 2018". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Veldhoven municipal election 2022". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Veldhoven municipal election 2026". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 18 March 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  13. ↑ IMDb Database Archived 2019-09-08 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 24 December 2019
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