Eindhoven
Eindhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛintˌɦoːvə(n)] (
listen)) is a municipality an a ceety locatit in the province o North Brabant in the sooth o the Netherlands, oreeginally at the confluence o the Dommel and Gender streams. The Gender wis dammed aff short o the ceety centre in the 1950s, but the Dommel still runs through the ceety. The ceety coonts 213,809 inhabitants (1 Januar 2010), which makes it the fift-lairgest ceety o the Netherlands an the biggest o North-Brabant.
Eindhoven | ||||||||||
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Frae tap doun, left tae right: Skyline o Eindhoven, Licht Touer at the ceety centre, Evoluon conference centre, St. Anthony Church, St. Catherine Kirk, Vesteda Touer, Van Abbe Museum, Philips Stadium o PSV Eindhoven, Heich Tech Campus Eindhoven | ||||||||||
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 Location in North Brabant | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: 51°26′N 5°29′E / 51.433°N 5.483°ECoordinates: 51°26′N 5°29′E / 51.433°N 5.483°E | ||||||||||
| Kintra | Netherlands | |||||||||
| Province | North Brabant | |||||||||
| Govrenment | ||||||||||
| • Bodi | Municipal cooncil | |||||||||
| • Mayor | John Jorritsma (VVD) | |||||||||
| Area | ||||||||||
| • Municipality | 88.87 km2 (34.31 sq mi) | |||||||||
| • Laund | 87.72 km2 (33.87 sq mi) | |||||||||
| • Water | 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) | |||||||||
| Population | ||||||||||
| • Municipality | 235,691 | |||||||||
| • Density | 2687/km2 (6,960/sq mi) | |||||||||
| • Urban | 337,487 | |||||||||
| • Metro | 419,045 | |||||||||
| • Metro region | 755313 | |||||||||
| • CMSA | 1944588 | |||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Eindhovenaar | |||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |||||||||
| Postcode | 5600–5658 | |||||||||
| Aurie code | 040 | |||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||
Neighbourin ceeties an touns include Son en Breugel, Nuenen, Geldrop-Mierlo, Heeze-Leende, Waalre, Veldhoven, Eersel, Oirschot an Best. The agglomeration haes some 440,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan aurie (which includes Helmond) haes nearly 750,000 inhabitants. An aa, Eindhoven is pairt o Brabant Stad, a combined metropolitan aurie wi mair nor 2 million inhabitants.
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns – sister ceeties
eeditEindhoven is twinned wi:
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References
eedit- ↑ "John Jorritsma" (in Dutch). Gemeente Eindhoven. Archived frae the original on 13 Januar 2017. Retrieved 11 Januar 2017.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 Julie 2013. Retrieved 12 Mairch 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 5611EM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived frae the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 15 Apryle 2014.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 Januar 2021. Retrieved 2 Januar 2022.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 Juin 2014. Retrieved 24 Julie 2014.
- ↑ "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.
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