Demonym(s) Veldhovenaar Postcode 5500–5509 Local time Sunday 12:40 AM | Elevation 22 m (72 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area code 040 | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 91% Humidity Points of interest Zoo Veldhoven, Klimrijk Brabant, Stichting tot Ondersteuning van het M, Stichting Historisch Erfgoed V | ||
Veldhoven ( [ˈvɛltˌɦoːvə(n)]) is a municipality and a town on the Gender stream in the southern Netherlands, located just southwest of Eindhoven.
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Map of Veldhoven, Netherlands
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 highest 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.
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).
Town council
The current town council of Veldhoven was elected at the Dutch 2014 local elections of March 19th, 2014.
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.