Woensel
District of Vlokhoven
North Brabant - Netherlands

Eindhoven University of Technology

The Eindhoven University of Technology is a university of technology located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Its motto is Mens agitat molem (The mind brings matter into motion). The university was the second of its kind in the Netherlands, only Delft University of Technology existed previously. Until mid-1980 it was known as the Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven (abbr. THE). In 2011 QS World University Rankings placed Eindhoven at 146th internationally, but 61st globally for Engineering & IT.

Located at 51.4481, 5.48972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Eindhoven University of Technology, Educational institutions established in 1956, Technical universities and colleges, Universities in the Netherlands, 1956 establishments in the Netherlands

Evoluon

The Evoluon is a conference centre and former science museum erected by the electronics and electrical company Philips in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in 1966. Since its construction, it has become a landmark and a symbol for the city. The building is unique due to its very futuristic design, resembling a landed flying saucer. It was designed by architect Louis Christiaan Kalff, while the exhibition was conceived by James Gardner.

Located at 51.4436, 5.44694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in North Brabant, Convention centres in the Netherlands, Defunct museums in the Netherlands, Eindhoven, Science museums in the Netherlands

Son en Breugel

Son en Breugel is a municipality in the southern Netherlands just outside of Eindhoven. 15,204 lived in this municipality as of June 1, 2005. Son en Breugel is 26,67 km² (of which 0,28 km² water). Son en Breugel used to be two different towns 'Son' and 'Breugel'. The border between these towns is made by the stream the Dommel. Son en Breugel borders to the following municipalities: Eindhoven, Sint-Oedenrode, Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Best and Laarbeek.

Located at 51.5167, 5.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Municipalities of North Brabant

Philips Stadion

Philips Stadion is the 35,000 seater stadium of football club, PSV Eindhoven. It was first inaugurated on 31 August 1913. The stadium is located in the Philipsdorp ('Philips village') part of the Eindhoven borough of Strijp, close to Eindhoven's city centre. As late as 1933, its capacity was only 300, and remained that size until its expansion in 1941 to 18,000 spectators. The final days of World War II witnessed great destruction in the city of Eindhoven and also to the stadium itself.

Located at 51.4418, 5.46744 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Football venues in the Netherlands, Sports venues in North Brabant, Philips, PSV Eindhoven, UEFA European Football Championship stadiums, Sport in Eindhoven

Van Abbemuseum

Van Abbemuseum is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in central Eindhoven, Netherlands, on the east bank of the Dommel river. Established in 1936, the Abbe Museum is named after its founder, Henri van Abbe. Van Abbe was a lover of modern art and wanted to enjoy it there from Eindhoven. As of 2010, the collection of the museum houses more than 2700 works of art, of which about 1000 are on paper, are 700 paintings, and 1000 are sculptures, installations and video work.

Located at 51.4347, 5.48222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Modern art museums, Art museums and galleries in the Netherlands, Museums in Eindhoven, 1936 establishments in the Netherlands, Art museums established in 1936

Tongelre

Tongelre is a bourough of Eindhoven. It used to be a separate village to the east of Eindhoven. Waterways comprise most of its borders. It is bordered to the south by a canal, the "Eindhovensch Kanaal" to the borough of Stratum and Geldrop municipality. In the northwest the border with Woensel bourough is formed by the river "Dommel" and to the east by the river "Kleine Dommel" (little Dommel) towards Nuenen municipality.

Located at 51.45, 5.51667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Brabant

Woensel

Woensel is a former village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, now part of Eindhoven. An important rural village in North Brabant, Woensel is mentioned in a document from 1107; it was the seat of a deanage of the diocese of Liège. According to the German mythologist Jacob Grimm is the name Woensel a reference to the Germanic god Wodan (Odin in Norse mythology). The suffix would have been an abbreviation of either -sala ("hall") or -loo ("forest").

Located at 51.4833, 5.46667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Brabant

Vesteda Toren

The Vesteda tower is located in Eindhoven and was finished in 2006. At 90 metres tall and 28 floors it is the fourth highest building in Eindhoven. It was inspired by the Flatiron Building in Manhattan, New York City.

Located at 51.4378, 5.48222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in North Brabant, Buildings and structures completed in 2006, Eindhoven

Gestel en Blaarthem

Gestel en Blaarthem (often shortened to Gestel) is an area of the municipality of Eindhoven, Netherlands. On 1 January 2005 nearly 27,000 people lived in this part of Eindhoven. Gestel consists of three neighbourhoods: Rozenknopje (with Hagekamp, Oude Spoorbaan and Schrijversbuurt), Oud Gestel (with Rapelenburg, Bennekel, Blaarthem, Genderdal, Gennep and de Beemden) and Oud Kasteel (with Genderbeemd, Ooievaarsnest and Hanevoet).

Located at 51.425, 5.46167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Area 51 (skatepark)

Area 51 is a skatepark in the center of Eindhoven, The Netherlands. It is one of the largest skate-parks in Europe.

Located at 51.4484, 5.4561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Eindhoven, Skateparks, Sports venues in North Brabant

Gestel, Netherlands

Gestel is a neighbourhood in the southwestern part of the city of Eindhoven, Netherlands. Gestel used to be a separate village, and until 1920 was part of the separate municipality of Gestel en Blaarthem.

Located at 51.425, 5.46167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Eindhoven

Nederwetten en Eckart

Nederwetten en Eckart was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It included the villages of Nederwetten and Eckart, the latter of which no longer exists; it is now a part of Eindhoven. The municipality existed until 1821. In that year, Nederwetten became part of the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, and Eckart merged with Woensel.

Located at 51.4881, 5.51472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Brabant

Stratum, Netherlands

Stratum is a former village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, now one of the seven districts of Eindhoven. Stratum was a separate municipality until 1920, when it became part of Eindhoven. It was centered around the south gate of Eindhoven, before the industrial age. Most of Stratum's neighbourhoods were built between 1920 and 1950.

Located at 51.4167, 5.48333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Eindhoven, Former municipalities of North Brabant

Augustinianum

The Augustinianum is a secondary school in the municipality of Eindhoven. It offers havo and vwo.

Located at 51.4328, 5.49833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Inkijkmuseum

The Inkijkmuseum (lit. trans. Look-in museum) is an originally themed "micro museum" in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. It is located in the washhouse of the former linen factory Van den Briel & Verster on the Dommelstraat. The original factory was shut down in 1936, after which the washhouse was abandoned for a time. It was then converted into a bicycle parking area for the city police, then into youth center Effenaar and cultural center Cultureel Centrum 2B.

Located at 51.4416, 5.48448 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Eindhoven, Museums in North Brabant, Museums established in 2004, Art museums and galleries in the Netherlands

Effenaar

The Effenaar is a pop music venue in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It was founded in 1971 and has grown into one of the larger pop venues in the country. The current Effenaar consists of two music halls. The large hall has an audience capacity of 1200, is intended for use by larger bands and acts and is considerably larger than the hall of the original Effenaar. The small hall has a capacity of 350 (which is smaller than the old Effenaar) and is used for smaller and/or regional bands.

Located at 51.4418, 5.48321 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Eindhoven, Music venues in the Netherlands, Buildings and structures in North Brabant, Visitor attractions in North Brabant

Berenkuil, Eindhoven

The Berenkuil (known officially as Insulindeplein) is a traffic circle in the Dutch city of Eindhoven, near the campus of the Eindhoven University of Technology. An outer circle for automotive traffic surrounds a second sunken circle for bicycles and motorscooters; ramps from the bicycle lanes along the nearby streets lead into the lower circle via four underpasses. This design for a traffic circle is one that is called a berenkuil in the Netherlands.

Located at 51.4469, 5.50028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Eindhoven, Roundabouts and traffic circles

Eindhoven Museum

The Eindhoven Museum is an archaeological open air museum in Eindhoven, Netherlands, focusing on the Iron Age and Middle Ages in the province of North Brabant. The museum is situated in the Genneper Parken area at the south side of the city. It focuses on the daily lives and routines of people in the time periods mentioned, through demonstrations and recreations of buildings, practices and routines.

Located at 51.4239, 5.47639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Eindhoven, Open air museums in the Netherlands, Museums established in 1982, Archaeological museums in the Netherlands, Museums in Eindhoven, History of North Brabant, 1982 establishments in the Netherlands

Eindhovensch Kanaal

The Eindhovensch Kanaal is a channel in the Dutch province of North-Brabant. It connects the center of Eindhoven with the Zuid-Willemsvaart. It was dug in the period 1843-1846, commissioned by the town of Eindhoven. The canal is 13.9 kilometers long and runs by a number of Eindhoven industrial areas and the towns of Geldrop, Mierlo and Helmond. The canal runs over the Kleine Dommel and the Goorloop, which are led under the channel by ducts.

Located at 51.4333, 5.48333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Canals in the Netherlands, Eindhoven, Buildings and structures in North Brabant, Visitor attractions in North Brabant

Son, North Brabant

Son is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, in the municipality of Son en Breugel. The nearest major city is Eindhoven.

Located at 51.5167, 5.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in North Brabant

Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd fire

The Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd fire took place in the night of 28 September 1971 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd was a hotel-restaurant on the Stationsplein in Eindhoven. The fire broke out during the night. Because of a flashover the fire which started on the ground floor swiftly expanded over the four story high hotel. The escape routes in the hotel were poorly lit and because of the smoke development in the hotel escape was nearly impossible.

Located at 51.4414, 5.48053 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Fires in the Netherlands, 1971 in the Netherlands, 1971 fires, Hotel fires, History of football in the Netherlands, 1971 in association football

De Karpendonkse Hoeve

De Karpendonkse Hoeve is a restaurant located in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin star every year since 1979. GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 14.0 out of 20 points. Head chef is Peter Koehn. In 1980, Koehn took over from Peter Willems, who had earned the Michelin star in 1979. Present owner is Ingrid van Eeghem. In 2004 she took over the ownership of her father Leo van Eeghem, who had founded the restaurant in 1973.

Located at 51.4534, 5.49776 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Restaurants in the Netherlands, Michelin Guide starred restaurants in the Netherlands

Eindhoven Water Towers

The Eindhoven Water Towers in Eindhoven, Netherlands were designed by W.G. Quist and built in 1970. In the late sixties the older water tower on Elschot Willemlaan proved to be inadequate. Due to it lack of capacity and general deterioration, the tower could no longer meet the growing demand. It was decided that new one should be constructed at the Anthony Coolenlaan, around the corner from the existing tower, and the water company headquarters.

Located at 51.4164, 5.4795 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Towers completed in 1970, Water towers, Visitor attractions in North Brabant, Buildings and structures in North Brabant

De Herdgang

De Herdgang (The Herdgang) is the training complex of PSV Eindhoven and an official near in Eindhoven. The complex consists of seven different pitches and further training facilities including a fitness center. It lies on the North side of Eindhoven, near The Golden Oriole estate, the Oirschotsedijk, it is a wooded and quiet area. The Herdgang is often seen as a synonym for the peace that is happening around the club PSV.

Located at 51.4608, 5.43889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Avant-Garde van Groeninge

Avant-Garde van Groeninge is a restaurant located in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. It is housed in the Philips Stadion, the home ground of soccer club PSV Eindhoven. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin star in the period 2004–present. GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 15 out of 20 points. Owner and head chef of Avant-Garde van Groeninge is Johan van Groeninge. The restaurant is a continuation of Michelin starred Brasserie de Eglantier in Hilvarenbeek.

Located at 51.4416, 5.46587 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Restaurants in the Netherlands, Michelin Guide starred restaurants in the Netherlands