Veldhoven

Veldhoven
Municipality

Church in Veldhoven

Flag

Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Veldhoven in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°25′N 5°24′E / 51.417°N 5.400°E / 51.417; 5.400Coordinates: 51°25′N 5°24′E / 51.417°N 5.400°E / 51.417; 5.400
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Government[1]
  Body Municipal council
  Mayor Jack Mikkers (VVD)
Area[2]
  Total 31.93 km2 (12.33 sq mi)
  Land 31.73 km2 (12.25 sq mi)
  Water 0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 22 m (72 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
  Total 44,173
  Density 1,392/km2 (3,610/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Veldhovenaar
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 5500–5509
Area code 040
Website www.veldhoven.nl

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

Topography

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).[5]

Town council

The current town council of Veldhoven was elected at the Dutch 2014 local elections of March 19th, 2014.

Council seats[6][7][8][9]
Party19982002200620102014
VSA58876
GBV35456
VVD54455
CDA77544
D6610023
PvdA33632
Samenwerkend Veldhoven00011
SP30000
Total2727272727

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.

References

  1. "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Veldhoven. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 5501KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105
  6. NRC Handelsblad (2002) Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 6 maart 2002 Veldhoven
  7. Gemeente Veldhoven (2006) Uitslag verkiezingen
  8. Volkskrant (2010)Uitslagen verkiezingen Gemeenteraad 2010
  9. Website Veldhoven (2014)Uitslagen verkiezingen Gemeenteraad 2014
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.