Eindhoven ( ; ) is a

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and

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of the

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, located in the southern

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, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also located in the Dutch part of the

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the

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. With a population of 246,443 (1 January 2024) on a territory of 88.92 km²,Statistieken gemeente Eindhoven
AlleCijfers.nl it is the fifth-largest city of the Netherlands and the largest outside the

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conurbation. Eindhoven was originally located at the

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of the

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and the

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. A municipality since the 13th century, Eindhoven witnessed rapid growth starting in the 1900s by textile and tobacco industries. Two well-known companies, DAF Trucks and

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, were founded in the city; Philips would go on to become a major multinational conglomerate while based in Eindhoven. Apart from Philips, Eindhoven also contains the globally famous

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. Neighbouring cities and towns include

Son en Breugel Son en Breugel () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southern Netherlands just outside Eindhoven. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. It had a population of in . Son en Breugel used to be two different ...

, Nuenen, Geldrop-Mierlo,

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Heeze-Leende Heeze-Leende () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southern Netherlands, near Eindhoven, North Brabant. It is known for Heeze Castle (''Kasteel Heeze''). The spoken language is "Heeze-en-Leendes", a distinct dialect within ...

Waalre Waalre () is an affluent Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and town in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands, immediately south of the city of Eindhoven. Population centres * Aalst, North Brabant, Aalst * Waalre ...

, Veldhoven, Eersel, Oirschot and

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. The agglomeration has a population of . The metropolitan area consists of inhabitants. The city region has a population of 753,426. The

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has about two million inhabitants.

Etymology

The name may derive from the contraction of the regional words ''eind'' (meaning "last" or "end") and ''hove'' (or ''hoeve'', a section of some 14

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of land). Toponymically, ''eind'' occurs commonly as a prefix and postfix in local place- and street names. A "hove" comprised a parcel of land which a local lord might

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to private persons (such as

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s). Given that a string of such parcels existed around Woensel, the name ''Eindhoven'' may have originated with the meaning literally "last hoves on the land of Woensel" in

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. Another explanation is that "Eind" is derived from "Gender", the city is located at the end of this little river. Genderhoven phonetically would have changed to Endehoven. 'Ende' is also the old spelling and pronunciation of the word 'eind', which would explain the change from 'Gender' to 'Eind'.

History

13th–15th centuries

The written history of Eindhoven started in 1232, when Duke Hendrik I of Brabant granted

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to ''Eindhoven'', then a small town right on the confluence of the Dommel and Gender streams. At the time of granting of its

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, Eindhoven had approximately 170 houses enclosed by a

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. Just outside the city walls stood a small castle. The city was also granted the right to organize a weekly market and the farmers in nearby villages were obliged to come to Eindhoven to sell their produce. Another factor in its establishment was its location on the

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from Holland to

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. Around 1388, the city's fortifications were strengthened further. And between 1413 and 1420, a new castle was built within the city walls. In 1486, Eindhoven was plundered and burned by troops from

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16th–18th centuries

The reconstruction of Eindhoven was finished in 1502, with a stronger rampart and a new castle. However, in 1543 it fell again, its defense works having been neglected due to poverty. A big fire in 1554 destroyed 75% of the houses but by 1560 these had been rebuilt with the help of William I of Orange. During the

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, Eindhoven changed hands between the Dutch and the Spanish several times during which it was burned down by renegade Spanish soldiers, until finally in 1583 it was captured once more by Spanish troops and its city walls were demolished. Eindhoven did not become part of the Netherlands until 1629. During the French occupation, Eindhoven suffered again with many of its houses destroyed by the invading forces. Eindhoven remained a minor city after that until the start of the

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19th century

The

of the 19th century provided a major growth impulse. Canals, roads and railroads were constructed. Eindhoven was connected to the major

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canal through the Eindhovens Kanaal branch in 1843 and was connected by rail to

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and

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between 1866 and 1870. Industrial activities initially centred around tobacco and textiles and boomed with the rise of

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and

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giant

, which was founded as a

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manufacturing company in Eindhoven in 1891. Industrialisation brought population growth to Eindhoven. On the establishment of the

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in 1815, Eindhoven had 2,310 inhabitants.

20th century

By 1920, the population was 47,946; by 1925 it was 63,870 and in 1935 that had ballooned to 103,030. The explosive growth of industry in the region and the subsequent housing needs of workers called for radical changes in administration, as the City of Eindhoven was still confined to its

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city limits. In 1920, the five neighbouring municipalities of Woensel (to the north), Tongelre (northeast and east),

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(southeast), Gestel en Blaarthem (southwest) and Strijp (west), which already bore the brunt of the housing needs and related problems, were incorporated into the new Groot-Eindhoven ("Greater Eindhoven") municipality. The prefix "Groot-" was later dropped. Openluchtvergadering NSB - Fotodienst der NSB - NIOD - 78459

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After the incorporation of 1920, the five former municipalities became districts of the Municipality of Eindhoven, with Eindhoven-Centrum (the City proper) forming the sixth. Since then, an additional seventh district has been formed by dividing the largest district, that of Woensel, into Woensel-Zuid and Woensel-Noord. The early 20th century saw additions in technical industry with the advent of

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and truck manufacturing company Van Doorne's Aanhangwagenfabriek (Trailer factory) (DAF) which was later renamed to Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek and the subsequent shift towards electronics and engineering, with the traditional tobacco and textile industries waning and finally disappearing in the 1970s. A first air raid in

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was flown by the RAF on 6 December 1942 targeting the

factory downtown, in which 148 civilians died, even though the attack was carried out on a Sunday. Large-scale air raids, including the bombing by the Luftwaffe on 19 September 1944 during Operation Market Garden, destroyed large parts of the city and killed 227 civilians while leaving 800 wounded. The reconstruction that followed left very little historical remains and the postwar reconstruction period saw drastic renovation plans in highrise style, some of which were implemented. At the time, there was little regard for historical

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. During the 1960s, a new

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was built and its Neo-gothic predecessor (1867) demolished to make way for a planned

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that never materialised. The 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s saw large-scale

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in the districts of Woensel-Zuid and Woensel-Noord, making Eindhoven the fifth-largest city in the Netherlands.

21st century

At the start of the 21st century, a whole new

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called Meerhoven was constructed at the site of the old airport of Welschap, west of Eindhoven. The airport itself, now called

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, had moved earlier to a new location, paving the way for much-needed new houses. Meerhoven is part of the Strijp district and is partially built on lands annexed from the municipality of Veldhoven.

Geography

The villages and city that make up modern Eindhoven were originally built on sandy elevations between the Dommel, Gender and Tongelreep rivers. Beginning in the 19th century, the

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of the rivers themselves have also been used as housing land, resulting in occasional flooding in the city centre. Partly to reduce flooding, the bed of the Gender stream, which flowed directly through the city centre, was dammed off and filled up after the War, and the course of the Dommel was regulated. New ecological and socio-historical insights have led to parts of the Dommel's course being restored to their original states, and plans to have the Gender flow through the centre once again. The large-scale housing developments of the 20th century saw residential areas being built on former agricultural lands and woods, former heaths that had been turned into cultivable lands in the 19th century. The city is currently divided into seven districts:

Climate

Eindhoven has an

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with slightly warmer summers and colder winters than the coastal parts of the Netherlands. Its all-time record is set on 25 July 2019 and set on 13 January 1968, while winter lows have dipped below during extreme cold snaps. Although frosts are frequent in winter, there is no lasting snow cover in a normal winter due to the mild daytime temperatures.

Demographics

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Population

, the population of Eindhoven consisted of 246,443 people (according to AlleCijfers.nl). Of these, 43% or some 104,804 people were of (partial) foreign descent in 2023. People are classified as being of foreign descent when they were born outside of the Netherlands, or when at least one of their parents was born outside of the Netherlands. The municipal agglomeration of Eindhoven (an administrative construct which includes only some of the surrounding towns and villages) has 327,245 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. The spoken language is a combination of Kempenlands (a Dutch dialect spoken in a large area east and south east of the city, including Arendonk and Lommel in Belgium) and North Meierijs (between the south of

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and into Eindhoven). Both dialects belong to the

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dialect group), which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).

Inhabitants by origin

Districts

Of all Eindhoven districts, the historical centre is by far the smallest in size and population, numbering only 5,419 in 2006. Woensel-Noord is the largest, having been the city's main area of expansion for several decades. Population figures for all districts, as of 1 January 2008, ranked by size: # Woensel-Noord (65,429) # Woensel-Zuid (35,789) #

(31,778) # Gestel (26,590) # Strijp (25,402) # Tongelre (19,680) #Centrum (5,757)

Religion

Eindhoven is located in the southeast of the

. This area is historically

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and the population of Eindhoven was similarly mostly Catholic for a very long time until the late 1970s. However, the internationalizing influence of the university, Philips and other companies have created a more mixed population over the last few decades. The spiritual needs of the Eindhoven population are tended to by a steadily shrinking number of churches, two mosques and one synagogue.

Crime

In research by the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad based on the police's

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on crime rates, Eindhoven was found to have the highest crime rate in the Netherlands for 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010. In 2011, Eindhoven has slipped down the list to number six. In 2009, in the Eindhoven agglomeration, the following numbers of crimes were recorded:

Languages

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* Eindhoven does not have its own, uniform dialect. Varieties of the

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used to be spoken in the former villages of Gestel, Woensel and Stratum, but are now almost extinct. The closest city to Eindhoven in which Brabantian is spoken is

Economy

Eindhoven has grown from a small town in 1232 to one of the biggest cities in the

with over 240,000 inhabitants in 2022. Much of its growth is due to

, DAF Trucks and Brabantia. Among recent high-tech companies based in Eindhoven are

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, Sendcloud, and Signify. After the resurrection of the Netherlands in 1815 and the end of the

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, Eindhoven was a small village of some 1250 people in an economically backward and mostly agricultural area. Cheap land, cheap labor and the existence of pre-industrial homesourcing (''huisnijverheid'' in Dutch) made Eindhoven an attractive area for the developing industries which were being stimulated by the government of King William I. During the 19th century, Eindhoven grew into an industrial town with factories for textile weaving, cigar manufacturing,

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making and hat making. Most of these industries disappeared again after

, though. In 1891, brothers

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and Anton Philips founded the small light bulb factory that would grow into one of the largest electronics firms in the world.

' presence is probably the largest single contributing factor to the major growth of Eindhoven in the 20th century. It attracted and spun off many

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companies, making Eindhoven a major technology and industrial hub. In 2005, a full third of the total amount of money spent on research in the Netherlands was spent in or around Eindhoven. A quarter of the jobs in the region are in technology and ICT, with companies such as

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(once Philips Electron Optics),

(formerly Philips Semiconductors), ASML, ALTEN, Simac, Neways Electronics and the aforementioned Philips and DAF. Eindhoven has long been a centre of cooperation between research institutes and industry. This tradition started with Philips (the NatLab was a physical expression of this) and has since expanded to large cooperative networks. The

Eindhoven University of Technology The Eindhoven University of Technology (), Abbreviation, abbr. TU/e, is a public university, public technical university in the Netherlands, situated in Eindhoven. In 2020–21, around 14,000 students were enrolled in its Bachelor of Science, BS ...

hosts an incubator for technology startups and the NatLab has developed into the

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. Also, TNO has opened a branch on the university campus. This tradition has also fostered inter-industry cooperation in the region; one example of this is the announcement in September 2010 of a new research lab for high-grade packaging materials, a cooperation of IPS Packaging and Thales Cryogenics. This cooperative tradition has also developed into a different direction than the traditional technology research done at the university. Starting in 2002, the university, the Catharina hospital, Philips Medical and the

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joined forces and started joint research into biomedical science,

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and

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. Within Eindhoven, this research has been concentrated in a new university faculty (BioMedical Technology or BMT). This development has also made Eindhoven a biomedical technology hub within the country and its (European) region. Overzicht - Eindhoven - 20396788 - RCE

Prime examples of industrial heritage in Eindhoven are the renovated Witte Dame (''"White Lady"'') complex, a former Philips lamp factory; and the Admirant building (informally known as Bruine Heer or ''"Brown Gentleman"'' in reference to the Witte Dame across the street), the former Philips main offices. The Witte Dame currently houses the municipal library, the Design Academy and a selection of shops. The Admirant has been renovated into an Office building for small companies. Across the street from the Witte Dame and next to the Admirant is Philips' first light bulb factory (nicknamed Roze Baby, or ''"Pink Baby"'', in reference to its pink colour and much smaller size when compared to the "White Lady" and "Brown Gentleman"). The small building now houses the "Centrum Kunstlicht in de Kunst" (centre artificial light in art) and the "Philips Incandescent Lamp Factory of 1891" museum.

Knowledge economy initiatives

Due to its high-tech environment, Eindhoven is part of several initiatives to develop, foster and increase a

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. Chief among these are: *Brainport Top Technology Region, a cooperative initiative of local government, industry and the

to develop the local knowledge economy of the Eindhoven region. *Brainport Development, an extension of the Top Technology Region, Brainport Development serves as the Eindhoven's regional innovation agency to maintain its position as an innovation hub. *Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven, a cooperative agreement among the municipalities in the Eindhoven metropolitan area. *The Eindhoven-Leuven-Aachen triangle,
a cooperation agreement between the universities and surrounding regions of Eindhoven,

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(

) and

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(Germany). The Intelligent Community Forum named the Eindhoven metro region the No. 21 intelligent community in 2008 and the No. 7 intelligent community in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, the ICF named Eindhoven the Intelligent Community of the Year. Since 2012, Eindhoven has vanished from the top 7 of intelligent communities.

EIT co-location

Eindhoven is one of the co-location centres of the

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(EIT). It hosts two Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs): Innoenergy (Sustainable Energy) and EIT ICT Labs (Information and Communication Technology). The co-locations are on the

Education

Eindhoven, being a city with a 240,000+ population, is served by a large number of schools both at primary and secondary education levels. In addition, Eindhoven is a higher-education hub within the southern Netherlands, with several institutes of higher education that serve students from the extended region of

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, Limburg and parts of the surrounding provinces.

Primary education

Primary education is provided to the children aged 4 to 12 in Eindhoven through a large number of primary schools: *Special needs primary education: **SALTO school Jan Nieuwenhuizen **SKPO school De Reis van Brandaan **SKPO school Petraschool **SALTO school De Vijfkamp

Secondary education

Secondary education is provided to the children aged 12 to 18 in Eindhoven through several highschools: Special needs secondary education: *Sondervickcollege, Locatie de Stolberg *De Korenaer *Mgr. Bekkers *De Beemden *Mytylschool *Antoon Schellens College *Praktijkschool Eindhoven *VSO Ekkersbeek *Instituut 'St. Marie'

Higher and adult education

Eindhoven hosts four different public institutions for higher and adult education, as well as a number of private institutions offering courses and trainings. The public institutions hosted in Eindhoven are: * Design Academy. *

. * Fontys University of Applied Sciences (Eindhoven branch). * Tio University * * The

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also has a study center in Eindhoven. Among the private institutions is the Centrum voor Kunsten Eindhoven, which offers art-related courses to adults (including a DJ-education).

Politics

Municipal council

The

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...

is the legislative council at the municipal level in Eindhoven; its existence is mandated by the

Constitution of the Netherlands The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of 24 August 1815 () is one of two fundamental documents governing the Kingdom of the Netherlands as well as the Constitution, fundamental law of the Netherlands, Netherlands proper (the territo ...

. The Eindhoven city council consists of 45 elected representatives from the Eindhoven municipality. These are elected during municipal elections from candidates running in Eindhoven. Eindhoven politics consists of local branches of the national political parties and purely local parties with strictly local interests. The city council reflects this mix in its makeup.

Municipal executive

Alder(wo)men

The executive council in Dutch municipalities is called the ''College of the Mayor and Aldermen'' (Dutch: ''

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'' or ''College van B&W'' for short). The

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is appointed by the

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, but the council of

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is composed as a result of the formation of a local

coalition government A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a government by political parties that enter into a power-sharing arrangement of the executive. Coalition governments usually occur when no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an ...

. This coalition is formed in such a way as to be able to rely on a majority of the votes in the city council. ;2014 – 2018 In May 2014, a coalition was formed between PvdA, D66, SP, and

GreenLeft (, ; GL) is a green political party in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 March 1989 from the merger of four left-wing parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, the Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the ...

. Together they had 26 seats in the city council. The council of alder(wo)men consisted of the following people: * Staf Depla (PvdA): economy,

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and income and

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* Yasin Torunoglu (PvdA): living,

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

s, space and citizen participation * Marco van Dorst replaced by Wilbert Seuren in July 2015 (both D66):

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and

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* Mary-Ann Schreurs (D66):

innovation Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or service (economics), services or improvement in offering goods or services. ISO TC 279 in the standard ISO 56000:2020 defines innovation as "a n ...

and design,

sustainability Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): env ...

and culture * Bianca van Kaathoven (SP): active city,

diversity Diversity, diversify, or diverse may refer to: Business *Diversity (business), the inclusion of people of different identities (ethnicity, gender, age) in the workforce *Diversity marketing, marketing communication targeting diverse customers * ...

and permits * Jannie Visscher (SP):

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, education, traffic and transport * Lenie Scholten (GreenLeft): health care and WIJeindhoven ;2018 – 2022 In May 2018, a coalition was formed existing of VVD, GreenLeft, PvdA, and CDA. They had 26 seats together. The alder(wo)men were: * Monique List (VVD) * Marcel Oosterveer (VVD) * Renate Richters (GreenLeft) * Jan van der Veer replaced by Rik Thijs in June 2019 (both GreenLeft) * Yasin Torunoglu (PvdA) * Stijn Steenbakkers (CDA) ;2022 – 2026 In June 2022, a coalition has been formed existing of GreenLeft, CDA, PvdA, and D66, having 25 seats together. Their alder(wo)men have been: * Saskia Lammers (GreenLeft): well-being, work, poverty, culture and design * Rik Thijs (GreenLeft): climate, energy, soil and greening * Samir Toub (GreenLeft): diversity, care, youth and social support * Maes van Lanschot (CDA): finance, sport, heritage and regional cooperation * Stijn Steenbakkers (CDA): brainport, economy, education, KnoopXL and Eindhoven-Northwest * Mieke Verhees (PvdA): housing, neighbourhoods, space and services * Monique Esselbrugge (D66): higher and vocational education, mobility, city center and Design District

Mayor

The

mayors In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

of the Netherlands are not elected but appointed by the

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. Nevertheless, there has been a movement over the last few years to give the municipalities more say in who will be their mayor, which has resulted in consultative referendums being held in the larger cities to "suggest" a candidate for the post. This was also tried in Eindhoven. On 23 January 2008, a referendum to elect a mayor was held in Eindhoven. This referendum, the second of its kind in the Netherlands, was attended by 24.6% of the inhabitants. This was less than the required 30% needed to make a referendum binding. Nevertheless, the city council would choose the winner of the referendum as the preferred candidate. The main reason for the low attendance was that the candidates, Leen Verbeek and Rob van Gijzel, were from the same party ( PvdA). Rob van Gijzel won the referendum with 61.8% of the votes and was appointed the city's new mayor. The mayor is the chairman of the Council of B&W. He also has responsibility for a number of specific posts (like the aldermen). For example, in the executive council of 2014-2018 mayor Van Gijzel held responsibility for the post of communication. If unavailable, the mayor is temporarily replaced by one of the aldermen. Rob van Gijzel was succeeded by John Jorritsma ( VVD) on 13 September 2016. Jorritsma has been succeeded by

Jeroen Dijsselbloem Jeroen René Victor Anton Dijsselbloem (; born 29 March 1966) is a Dutch politician and economist serving as Mayor of Eindhoven since 13 September 2022, succeeding John Jorritsma ( VVD). A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he has also been Cha ...

( PvdA) on 13 September 2022.

Culture and recreation

Culturally and recreationally, Eindhoven was formed by two forces: *Being a university city, Eindhoven has a large student population. The students from the

and a number of undergraduate schools give Eindhoven a young population, whose recreational needs are catered to by several different festivals, clubs and such. *For a long time Eindhoven was the main location of Philips. The Philips company undertook a lot of effort in the "cultural formation" of its workforce and has given the city both cultural institutions (such as the former POC and the Muziekcentrum Frits Philips) and sporting institutions (notably PSV). Eindhoven is also known as the City of Light, due to Philips originating from there and because of several projects involving lighting up buildings of the city. During

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, Eindhoven is rechristened ''Lampegat'' (Hamlet of Lamps, although for the ironic purposes of carnival the translation ''Hole in the ground with lamps'' is closer to the mark); this refers again to the important role of

in the Eindhoven community.

Cultural institutions

There are several cultural institutions in and around the city.

Museums

*There are two museums dedicated to the major topics of the city's industrial heritage: the DAF Museum has a collection of DAF cars and the Philips Gloeilampenfabriekje anno 1891 (across the street from the Kempenland) documents the early lightbulb industry. *The former district court house now houses the Designhuis, a public podium and interaction area for modern design and innovation. *The Eindhoven Museum is an

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which focuses on the region's

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and

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. It merged in 2011 with Museum Kempenland which was a regional museum, which documents the history of the Kempenland region in objects, documents, paintings and educational activities. Museum Kempenland's old location, the Steentjeskerk, is closed. *The Inkijkmuseum (the ''Look-In museum''; housed in an old

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factory in the Dommelstraat) is a small but special museum: it offers ever-changing exhibits, which are to be viewed through the building's windows. *The Van Abbemuseum has a collection of modern and

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, including works by

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, Kandinsky, Mondriaan and

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. * De Ontdekfabriek (Discovery Factory) children's museum at Strijp-S Eindhoven was home to the Evoluon

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, sponsored by

. The Evoluon building has evolved into a conference centre.

Open-air art

The Eindhoven

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contains many forms of artistic expression (a book published by the Eindhoven tourist board records 550 and more have been added since), with high "concentrations" of them in the parks. The Stadswandelpark for instance, contains over 30 works of

modern art Modern art includes artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the styles and philosophies of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the tradit ...

. There are also several other works of art on permanent display throughout the city, such as ''Flying Pins'' (by

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and Coosje van Bruggen, who considered the location on the southern stretch of the John F. Kennedylaan to be like a

bowling alley A bowling alley (also known as a bowling center, bowling lounge, bowling arena, or historically bowling club) is a facility where the sport of bowling is played. It can be a dedicated facility or part of another, such as a clubhouse or dwelling ...

) and ''Swing'' (a construct on the Karel de Grotelaan, which morphs into different geometric shapes as you move around it). There are also a number of statues of famous city inhabitants, such as Jan van Hooff (by Auke Hettema, 1992) and Frits Philips (by Kees Verkade) on the Market Square. There is a statue of Anton Philips in front of the central railway station. Piazza Center Eindhoven

Eindhoven is also, to some degree, open to forms of impromptu and alternative art. For example, the Berenkuil is a freezone for

graffiti Graffiti (singular ''graffiti'', or ''graffito'' only in graffiti archeology) is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple written "monikers" to elabor ...

artists in the city.

= Light art

= Strijp-S is a place for experimentation with

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lighting, which keeps the historic connection with Philips' past. Some light art includes the project Fakkel by Har Hollands. In the underground passage to NatLab artist Daan Roosegaarde installed his project Crystal. Strijp-S is a regular location for the light festival GLOW.

Music and theatre

The Effenaar is a

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venue and cultural center in Eindhoven, and is located at the Dommelstraat. In 1992, the Muziekcentrum Frits Philips was opened as a stage for classical and popular music in Eindhoven, reviewed by critics as a concert hall with acoustics that rival the best halls in Europe. Before that, Philips sponsored the POC. Parktheater Eindhoven is Eindhoven's stage for opera, cabaret, ballet etc. Opened in 1964, it has received over 250,000 visitors every year. With its 1,000 m2 it has one of the largest stages in the Netherlands. With a major renovation ending in 2007, the new Parktheater will receive an estimated 300,000 visitors a year. Eindhoven's Plaza Futura is now a cinema featuring cultural movies, lectures and special cultural events. Especially for students, Studium Generale Eindhoven organizes "socially, culturally and intellectually formative events". From within the student body, two Tunas provide entertainment from time to time at university and city events: Tuna Ciudad de Luz (''Tuna of the City of Light'') and the ladies tuna La Tuniña. The general music and theatre scene in Eindhoven (in the broadest sense) is supported by a foundation called PopEi. The purpose of this foundation is to support artistic groups with facilities, especially rehearsal stages and areas (housed in the old Philips location of Strijp-S) but also storage facilities. PopEi also provides a working environment for groups (through cafeteria facilities in Strijp-S, so groups can have real working days) and provides some logistical support for organizing events.

Recreation

Eindhoven has a lively recreational scene. For going out, there are numerous bars on the

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, Stratumseind (Stratum's End) which is the largest pub-street in the Netherlands, Dommelstraat, Wilhelmina square and throughout the rest of the city. In addition to the more culturally oriented Plaza Futura, there are three cinemas in the centre of town ("Servicebioscoop Zien", "Vue" and

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Eindhoven, which offers THX sound, IMAX screens and 3D movie viewing). Eindhoven also hosts a large number of cultural and entertainment-oriented festivals. The biggest festivals in Eindhoven are: * ABlive, popfestival ''(September)'' * Carnaval, ''(February)'' *

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, National Day ''(27 April)'' * Muziek op de Dommel, classical music festival ''(June)'' *

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, festival ''(June)'' *Fiesta del Sol, street- and music acts ''(June)'' *

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– Eindhoven Team Time Trial, international cycling tour ''(June)'' * Virus Festival,

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festival ''(last edition in 2007, inactive at the moment)'' * Dynamo Metal Fest ''(July)'' * Park Hilaria, fun fair ''(August)'' * Folkwoods,

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''(August)'' * Reggae Sundance, reggae festival ''(August)'' * Lichtjesroute, 15-mile-tour of light ornaments, commemorating the liberation of Eindhoven (from ''18 September'') * Eindhoven Marathon, ''(October)'' * Dutch Design Week, international school festival ''(October)'' * GLOW Festival Eindhoven * TROMP international music competition & Festival, international classical music competition & festival (15–23 November 2008:

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, Nov 2010: Percussion) *STRP Festival, art & technology festival ''(23–25 November 2007)''

Parks

Eindhoven contains several parks and a lot of open, green space. Of the five largest cities in the Netherlands, it has the highest percentage of green area (encompassing about ⅓ of all public space). It is also the greenest of the five largest cities in

. The green area per house is about . Some of the major parks in Eindhoven are the Stadswandelpark, Genneper Parken, the Philips van Lenneppark, Philips de Jongh Wandelpark and the Henri Dunantpark. There is also a green area surrounding the Karpendonkse Plas (a water area). The combination of park area, water and general atmosphere got the Ooievaarsnest neighborhood elected the "Best large-city neighborhood of the Netherlands" by the

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in 1997.

Sport

*The premier sporting club of the city is

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, the professional football club playing in the

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. Their home base is the

Philips Stadion The Philips Stadion () is a Association football, football stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands. As the home of PSV Eindhoven (Philips Sport Vereniging), it is also known as PSV Stadion. With a capacity of 35,119, it is the third-largest football s ...

. PSV won the 1988

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as well as 25 Dutch championships. *

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is another football club based in Eindhoven, currently playing in the

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. *

HC Oranje-Rood Hockeyclub Oranje-Rood (), also known as HC Oranje-Rood or simply Oranje-Rood, is a Dutch professional field hockey club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. The club was founded on 1 July 2016 as a merger of Oranje Zwart and Eindhovense Mixed Hocke ...

is the biggest field hockey club in Eindhoven and in fact one of the biggest clubs in the Netherlands. It is a combination of former clubs Oranje Zwart and EMHC. Oranje Zwart's men's team was the reigning Dutch champion for the past 3 years (14/15/16). They also won the EHL in 2015. * Eindhoven Kemphanen is the major

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club in the city. They play in IJssportcentrum Eindhoven and compete in the North Sea Cup. *Eindhoven High Techs are the minor league affiliate of the Eindhoven Kemphanen and play in the

. *Swimming pool complex De Tongelreep houses various pools for recreation, training and sports research supported by the

and several top sporting institutions. Its "

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Swimming Stadium" hosted the 2008 European Championships Swimming, Diving and Synchronised Swimming, the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships, the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships, the 2012 European Championships Waterpolo, Diving and Synchronised Swimming, the 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup, the 2014 IPC European Swimming Championships, the 2017 FINA Swimming World Cup and the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup. *Eindhoven houses Europe's largest indoor skateboard park Area 51 (skatepark) and is home of a lively skateboard culture. *Eindhoven has two

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clubs, The Golden Gloves and Muscle Fit. *Eindhoven hosted the 1999

World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men ...

. *Eindhoven Shamrocks Gaelic Football Club are an amateur sports team. The club was founded in 2013 and is based at Oude Bosschebaan 32, 5624 AA in Eindhoven. The club is affiliated to the European County Board of the

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. The Shamrocks have won the Benelux Shield Competition in 2017. *Eindhoven has a

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club called PSV, which plays at the stadium which co-hosted the 2005 IBAF

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. *Eindhoven has an American Football team, , which plays at the 1st division in the Dutch American Football League. * Strijp-S is a magnet for urban sports like skateboarding,

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and

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as well as bootcamp classes. *Eindhoven has two

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Clubs a student rugby club associated with the

and formerly known as RCE/PSV.

Adult-orientated entertainment

The centre of town features two

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s (one branch of Holland Casino and the independent Casino4Events). At the A67 a Jack's casino is located. There is a red light district on the Baekelandplein, as well as four brothels throughout the city. There is also a blue movie theater.

Strijp-S

The old Philips factory complex has been transformed into a multi-purpose cultural and residential complex called Strijp-S. This includes conference and event space, space for concerts and events, art of lighting, space for sports such as BMX, bouldering, and more, a walking promenade, etc.

Media

Eindhoven features several print media. The local newspaper, called the Eindhovens Dagblad, is a daily newspaper with over 110,000 subscribers in the Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven region. It has a national and international section, as well as a section dedicated to regional news; the editorial department is located in Eindhoven. In addition to the newspaper, Eindhoven is served by a number of weekly door-to-door publications. Chief among these is '' Groot Eindhoven'' (which carries publications of the city council, as well as other articles and advertisements). Other than that there are ''de Trompetter'', ''de Weekendkrant'' and the ''ZondagsNieuws''. The first two are delivered midweek, the last two are weekend publications. There are several regional and municipal radio stations. The local radio station is Studio040, whereas Omroep Brabant and RoyaalFM provide regional radio. Local television is provided by Studio040. Omroep Brabant broadcasts regionally from its television studio in Son. Internet, television and telephone connectivity is available via cable television, optic fiber and

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Transport

Air traffic

is the closest airport, located approximately from the town centre. The airport serves as a military air base and a civilian commercial airport. Eindhoven Airport is the second-busiest in the Netherlands (after Schiphol).

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, though some destinations are served only seasonally. Eindhoven Airport served more than 6.2 million passengers in 2018.

Rail traffic

Eindhoven is a rail transport hub. Eindhoven Centraal railway station is the main station in Eindhoven. It has connections in the directions of: *

–

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–

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–

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–

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–

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known fo ...

Enkhuizen Enkhuizen () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. History Enkhuizen, like Hoorn and Amsterdam, was one of the harbour-towns of the VOC, from where overseas trade ...

–

– Amsterdam Zuid – Schiphol Airport *

–

-(international connections into Germany) *

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–

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– Sittard –

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Eindhoven Centraal is served by both intercity and local services while the smaller station, Eindhoven Strijp-S is only served by local trains. Towards 's-Hertogenbosch, Utrecht and Amsterdam trains run every ten minutes, on every day of the week. Eindhoven Stadion is a small station that serves

in the event of football matches or other special events at the stadium. It is located 900m west of the main station. Up until

, a train service connected Amsterdam to

via Eindhoven and Valkenswaard, but the service was discontinued and the line broken up. Recently, talks have resumed to have a service to

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via

Roads and highways

The A2/ E25 motorway from

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passes Eindhoven to the west and south of the city. The A2 connects to the highway A58 to

and

just north of the city. Just south of Eindhoven, the A2 connects to the A67 / E34 between

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and

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. In 2006, the A50 was completed connecting Eindhoven to

Nijmegen Nijmegen ( , ; Nijmeegs: ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the ...

and

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Local public transit

The public transport of Eindhoven consists of more than 20

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lines, which also serve neighbouring villages such as Veldhoven, Geldrop and Nuenen. Nine of these buslines (400–408) are marketed as high quality public transport and run with 43 electric articulated buses. Two specially built separated busways (HOV1 & HOV2) are used by lines 400 to 408. Line 401 to the airport runs almost completely on separated busways. Apart from the city lines there are some 30 regional and rush-hour lines.

Bicycle infrastructure

Akin to all large Dutch cities, Eindhoven has an extensive network of

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s. Since 2012, the Eindhoven bicycle path network has incorporated the Hovenring.

Medical care

Eindhoven has two hospitals in three locations: the Catharina Hospital and the Máxima Medisch Centrum, which has a branch in Woensel-Zuid (the old Diaconessenhuis) and one in Veldhoven (the old Sint Joseph Hospital). These three have an extensive cooperation and have divided specialties among each other. Emergency medicine, for example, is concentrated in the MMC Veldhoven branch and the Catharina Hospital, the MMC Eindhoven branch has no emergency department. Cardiac procedures are done in the Catharina. Catharina is also an academic and research hospital and participates in a shared research program with Philips Medical, the

and the

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into biomedical science,

and

People

Kees Bol Cornelis "Kees" Bol (21 September 1916 – 16 September 2009) was a Dutch painter and art educator. His work was exhibited in art galleries and museums throughout the Netherlands, as well as in Paris. Bol's work encompassed landscapes, portr ...

(1916–2009), painter and art educator *

Jan de Bont Jan de Bont (; born 22 October 1943) is a Dutch former cinematographer, film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the action films ''Speed (1994 film), Speed'' (1994) and ''Twister (1996 film), Twister'' (1996). As a direct ...

(born 1943), film director * Pieter Celie (born 1942), artist * Hugo Brandt Corstius (1935–2014), writer * Rene Daniels (born 1950), painter * Lonneke Engel (born 1981), fashion model * Jalila Essaïdi (born 1980), artist and entrepreneur * Jan van Hooff (1755–1816), statesman * Nicole van den Hurk (1980–1995), homicide victim * Ton de Leeuw, (born 1941), organizational theorist * Theo Maassen (born 1966), comedian and actor * Tom van den Nieuwenhuijzen (born 1982), politician * Frits Philips (1905–2005), businessman, son of Anton Philips * Gerard Philips (1858–1942) and Anton Philips (1874–1951), founders of the

company * Bas Rutten (born 1965), MMA sportsman, color commentator, actor ;Music * Brooks (born 1995), DJ and record producer * Maddix (DJ) (born 1990), DJ and record producer * Patrick van Deurzen (born 1964), composer * Sander van Doorn (born 1979), techno/trance music DJ and producer * Peter Koelewijn (born 1940), musician and record producer * Lenny Kuhr (born 1950), singer-songwriter * Party In Backyard, YouTuber and record producer * Piet Souer (born 1945), record producer ;Sport * Peter Aerts (born 1970), kickboxer * Christijan Albers (born 1979), Formula One racing driver * Imke Bartels (born 1977), equestrian * Tineke Bartels (born 1951), equestrian * Arthur Borren (born 1949), field hockey player * Jan Borren (born 1947), field hockey player and coach * Phillip Cocu (born 1970), football player * Coen Dillen, (1926–1990), former

footballer * Cody Gakpo (born 1999), football player *

Paul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis (; born 19 February 1966) is a Dutch tennis coach and a former professional player. He is a former world No. 1 doubles player, having reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 1995. He has ...

(born 1966), tennis player * François van Kruijsdijk (born 1952), medley swimmer * Patrick Lodewijks (born 1967), football goalkeeper * Niels Raaijmakers (born 2000), football player * Rob Reckers (born 1981), (field) hockey player * Rik Smits (born 1966), basketball player * Margje Teeuwen (born 1974), field hockey midfielder * Rick VandenHurk (born 1985), baseball player *

Tisha Volleman Tisha Manouk Gijs Volleman (born 26 October 1999) is a Dutch artistic gymnast and a member of the national team. She won a bronze medal with the Dutch team at the 2018 European Championships. She represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer O ...

(born 1999), artistic gymnast * Cor Vriend (born 1949), long-distance runner, currently manager for long-distance runner * Remmert Wielinga (born 1978), professional road bicycle racer * Robert de Wit (born 1962), decathlete and bobsledder * Klaas-Erik Zwering (born 1981), swimmer

Twin towns – sister cities

Eindhoven is twinned with: *

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, France *

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, Poland *

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, Nicaragua * Kadoma, Japan *

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, Belarus *

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References

Bibliography

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