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Eindhoven | |
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City and municipality | |
Skyline of Eindhoven Light Tower Evoluon conference centre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.png) Location in North Brabant | |
 Interactive map outlining Eindhoven | |
  Eindhoven Location within the Netherlands  Eindhoven Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′N 5°29′E / 51.433°N 5.483°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jeroen Dijsselbloem (PvdA) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 88.92 km2 (34.33 sq mi) |
| • Land | 87.66 km2 (33.85 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 235,691 |
| • Density | 2,689/km2 (6,960/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 337,487 |
| • Metro | 780,611 |
| • CMSA | 1,944,588 |
| Demonym | Eindhovenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcodes | 5600–5658 |
| Area code | 040 |
| Website | www |
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Eindhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛintˌɦoːvə(n)] ; literally "Last Hooves") is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest and is also located in the Dutch part of the natural region the Campine. With a population of 246,443 (1 January 2024) on a territory of 88.92 km²,[8] it is the fifth-largest city of the Netherlands and the largest outside the Randstad conurbation.
Eindhoven was originally located at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender.[9][10][11] 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 Philips were founded in the city; Philips would go on to become a major multinational conglomerate while based in Eindhoven.[12] Apart from Philips, Eindhoven also contains the globally famous Design Academy Eindhoven.[13]
Neighbouring cities and towns include Son en Breugel, Nuenen, Geldrop-Mierlo, Helmond, Heeze-Leende, Waalre, Veldhoven, Eersel, Oirschot and Best. The agglomeration has a population of 337,487. The metropolitan area consists of 780,611 inhabitants. The city region has a population of 753,426. The Brabantse Stedenrij combined metropolitan area has about two million inhabitants.
- ^ "Jeroen Dijsselbloem" (in Dutch). Gemeente Eindhoven. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5611EM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Regionale kerncijfers Nederland" [Regional core figures Netherlands]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline; Metro region (in Dutch). CBS. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline; CMSA (in Dutch). CBS. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Statistieken gemeente Eindhoven, AlleCijfers.nl
- ^ Schippers, Hans (2009), "Stadsrechten en een stadswapen, 1232: het vroege Eindhoven", in Lintsen, Harry; et al. (eds.), De canon van Eindhoven (in Dutch), 's-Hertogenbosch: Heijnen, pp. 29–34, ISBN 9789086801275
- ^ The Gender was dammed short of the city centre in the 1950s, but the Dommel still runs through the city.
- ^ "Bevolking 2015". Archived from the original on 13 November 2015.
- ^ Koopmans, Joop W. (5 November 2015). Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5593-7.
- ^ "10 designers to watch from Design Academy Eindhoven class of 2017". Dezeen. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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