Braakhuizen
District of Geldrop
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 4 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

Mierlo

Mierlo is a town in the southern Netherlands, in the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant. Until 2004, it was a separate municipality with an area of 18.09 km . Mierlo is home to a few interesting buildings, for example the old Council house and the Windmill in the centre of the village. Sports clubs in Mierlo are Mifano and the Hockey Club. Mierlo also has a zoo (Dierenrijk), a hotel (Carlton De Brug) and two campsites ('t Wolfsven and De Sprink).

Located at 51.45, 5.61667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Brabant, Populated places in North Brabant, Geldrop-Mierlo

Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten

Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten is a municipality consisting of the larger village of Nuenen and two adjacent smaller ones. It is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, about 10 km east of Eindhoven, the fifth largest city in the Netherlands. From being a small farmers town of less than 1000 inhabitants around 1950 Nuenen grew steadily as ever more new employees of Philips and the Eindhoven University (TUE) chose Nuenen as their new home.

Located at 51.4667, 5.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Municipalities of North Brabant

Nuenen

Nuenen is a town in the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, in the Netherlands. Vincent Van Gogh resided in Nuenen from 1883-1885. During that time he painted many character studies of peasants and weavers that culminated in The Potato Eaters.

Located at 51.4667, 5.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in North Brabant

Geldrop

Geldrop is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo. Geldrop was a separate municipality until 2004, when it merged with Mierlo. Mainly to keep out of the municipality of Eindhoven. It is also known for having a neighbourhood with streets named after characters from the works of JRR Tolkein.

Located at 51.4333, 5.56667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Brabant, Populated places in North Brabant, Geldrop-Mierlo

Heeze

Heeze is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, about 9 km southeast of Eindhoven. Heeze was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Leende. The Heeze Castle is located east of the town. Further east and to the north lies the Strabrechtse Heide. The 26 ha. country estate Kapellerput is housing magnificent deciduous and coniferous forests, fens and heath.

Located at 51.3833, 5.56667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in North Brabant, Former municipalities of North Brabant

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 3 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Brabant

Ven, Heeze-Leende

Ven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, halfway between the towns of Heeze and Leende.

Located at 51.3667, 5.56389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in North Brabant

Leende

Leende is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, approximately 12 km southeast of Eindhoven. Leende was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Heeze.

Located at 51.35, 5.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in North Brabant, Former municipalities of North Brabant

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 5 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Brabant

Nuenen en Gerwen

Nuenen en Gerwen was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It covered the villages of Nuenen and Gerwen. The municipality existed until 1821, when the village of Nederwetten (until then part of Nederwetten en Eckart) was added to form the new municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten.

Located at 51.4803, 5.55778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Brabant

Stiphout

Stiphout is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Helmond, about 2km west of the centre of that city. The town is mentioned for the first time in 1155 as 'Villa Stilpot' and in 2005 the village celebrated their 850th anniversary. It is famous for its "Bavaria Profronde" which occurs every year and attracts around 50.000 visitors. Stiphout was a separate municipality until 1968, when it became part of Helmond.

Located at 51.4833, 5.61667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in North Brabant, Former municipalities of North Brabant, Helmond

Zesgehuchten

Zesgehuchten was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It existed until 1921, when it became part of Geldrop. The name Zesgehuchten means "six hamlets", referring to Gijzenrooi, Genoenhuis, Hulst, Hoog Geldrop, Hout, and Riel. Of these hamlets, Hulst and Hoog Geldrop are now part of the town of Geldrop, while Gijzenrooi, Genoenhuis and Hout still exist as separate hamlets; the hamlet of Riel is now located in the municipality Eindhoven.

Located at 51.4211, 5.53778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Brabant, Geldrop-Mierlo

Brandevoort

The district of Brandevoort lies south-west of the city centre of Helmond, between Helmond, Mierlo, Geldrop and Nuenen. This area has been designated by the government as a growth area. Building on this former farm land started around 1997 and will continue until completed or full build-out scheduled for 2017. In total around 18,000 people will find their home in Brandevoort in 6,000 houses and apartments.

Located at 51.4667, 5.61667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in North Brabant, Helmond, Planned municipal developments, New Urbanism communities, Neo-Historism

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 3 miles away.
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Secondary schools in the Netherlands, Educational institutions established in 1898, Eindhoven,

Laar, Nuenen

Laar is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, 2 km north of the town of Nuenen, just northwest of Gerwen.

Located at 51.4925, 5.55417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in North Brabant

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 4 miles away.
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Eindhoven, Museums in North Brabant, Museums established in 2004, Art museums and galleries in the Netherlands

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 3 miles away.
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Eindhoven, Roundabouts and traffic circles

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 3 miles away.
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Canals in the Netherlands, Eindhoven, Buildings and structures in North Brabant, Visitor attractions in North Brabant

Strabrechtse Heide

The Strabrechtse Heide is a natural heathland area about 1500 ha in size, located in the municipalities of Heeze-Leende, Someren and Geldrop-Mierlo, in North Brabant, the Netherlands. It is largely under the care of Staatsbosbeheer. In July 2010, around 200 hectares of the area were damaged or destroyed in a wildfire that took over a week to put out.

Located at 51.4, 5.6175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Geography of North Brabant, Protected areas of the Netherlands, Geldrop-Mierlo

Mierlo War Cemetery

Mierlo War Cemetery is a Commonwealth field of honor at 68 Geldropseweg, east of the Dutch village of Mierlo. The field came into existence in the spring of 1945, around the end of World War II. Most victims buried there died in the period September to November 1944, mostly in the region south and west of the river Meuse and, more to the west, during fighting for the Scheldt estuary. The graves are arranged in 8 sections (numbered 1 to 8) with 6 or 7 rows in each section (A to F or G).

Located at 51.4355, 5.59125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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World War II cemeteries in the Netherlands, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries, Buildings and structures in North Brabant, Geldrop-Mierlo, History of North Brabant

Boreas (restaurant)

Boreas is a restaurant located in Heeze in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin stars from the period 2002-2009 and two michelinstars from 2010 up until now. GaultMillau awarded them 19.0 points (out of 20) in 2011. Boreas is run by head chef Nico Boreas and is wife and maître Sonja Boreas. The restaurant is member of Les Patrons Cuisiniers.

Located at 51.3793, 5.57797 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Restaurants in the Netherlands, Michelin Guide starred restaurants in the Netherlands

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 3 miles away.
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Hostellerie du Château

Hostellerie du Château is a former restaurant located in Heeze, in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the periods 1980-1990. Frans Gerrits was head chef in the time the restaurant had its Michelin star. Hans Huisman took over, but could not retain the Michelin star. Hostellerie du Château is succeeded by Hostellerie Vangaelen.

Located at 51.3832, 5.58016 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Restaurants in the Netherlands, Michelin Guide starred restaurants in the Netherlands, Defunct restaurants

De Lindehof

Restaurant De Lindehof is a restaurant located in Sint Oedenrode, in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the periods 1992-1995, 2004–present. Gault Millau awarded the restaurant 17 out of 20 points. Owner and head chef of De Lindehof is Soenil Bahadoer. He bought the restaurant in 1995. Gerard Holtslag sold it after the departure of Gerard Wollerich, who was awarded the Michelin star in 1992. De Lindehof is a member of Les Patrons Cuisiniers.

Located at 51.4774, 5.55222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Restaurants in the Netherlands, Michelin Guide starred restaurants in the Netherlands