Eindhoven

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Quick Facts

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Population

212.324

Coordinates

• Latitude: 51.436596
• Longitude: 5.478001

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Introduction

Artwork in Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven

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Eindhoven is a city in the south-east of the Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant (Noord-Brabant). With its 209,702 inhabitants (Jan '07 estimate), it is the fifth biggest city in the Netherlands, although it actually has less on offer for the tourist than other major cities. One thing to enjoy though is the great nightlife and many pubs, partly due to the fact that it is a real student city, with a technical university among others. The Dutch soccer champion, PSV, has its home base here and you might be able to squeeze in a soccer game.

Philips has contributed a lot to the city's growth. The influence of the Philips company is still seen and felt in the city. Another big employer was the DAF automobile factory, that has specialised in the productions of trucks since 1993, after going bankrupt.

Neighbourhoods

Eindhoven consists of several neighbourhoods (or in Dutch: stadsdelen)

• Centrum
• Gestel
• Stratum
• Strijp
• Tongelre
• Woensel-Zuid
• Woensel-Noord

Sights and Activities

van Abbemuseum

The van Abbemuseum is a museum with a collection of modern and contemporary art. The old building dates back to 1936 and was renovated a couple of years ago. During this renovation they added a completely new building by architect Kropholler to create a modern and much larger museum, which opened in 2002. The van Abbemuseum houses works by Picasso, Chagall, El Lissitzky, Beuys, Weiner, Gordon and McCarthy. The van Abbemuseum is located at the Bilderdijklaan 10.

DAF Museum

The DAF museum shows the history of the DAF car factory. On display are cars and trucks ranging from 1928 till the present. The museum is located at the Tongelresestraat 27.

Evoluon

One of the most remarkable buildings in Eindhoven is the Evoluon. The building is shaped like a flying saucer, and was built by Philips as part of their 75th birthday celebrations in 1966. During most of its life it served as a science museum, but after the success faded Philips closed the museum and turned it into a conference center, which is the function that it retains today.

Effenaar

Effenaar is a venue for mainly pop music just outside the center of the city, and has a capacity of 1300 visitors.

Events and Festivals

Carnaval

The (catholic) south of the Netherlands celebrates carnaval at the beginning of the year. (40 days before Easter). Eindhoven is no exception. During the days of Carnaval, Eindhoven is called "Lampegat". The big parade in the city center takes place on the Saturday.

Weather

Eindhoven weather is typical of what you get in the Netherlands: mild winters with rare snow, and reasonably warm summers. Eindhoven's summers are just a tad warmer while winters are maybe a degree colder on average compared with places more to the west of the Netherlands

Getting There

By Plane

Eindhoven Airport is one of the smaller airports in the Netherlands, but has connections to various cities in Europe. KLM and Ryanair are the major airlines that operate from Eindhoven Airport. But also other smaller airlines like Airlinair, Iceland Express, Denim Airlines and Correndon operate from Eindhoven. In the holiday season, there are also charter flights to/from popular holiday destinations.

The Airport is located to the north east of the city along the A2 motorway. The airport is connected to the center of the city by Busline 401.

By Train

There are train connections between Eindhoven and other cities in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Check the Dutch Railways website for more information about schedules and prices. More information and integrated door-to-door itinerary advice for all public transport can be obtained for free from 9292OV (Dutch only).

By Car

The A2 connects Eindhoven to the north with Den Bosch, Utrecht and Amsterdam and to the south with Weert and Maastricht. The A58 starts in Eindhoven, as a junction from the A2 motorway, and heads to the west, connecting to Tilburg, Breda and Rotterdam. The A67 comes from the east (Venlo and Germany), connects with the A2 for a couple of kilometres in Eindhoven, and then continues into Belgium.

By Bus

Eurolines connects Eindhoven to numerous cities in Europe. The busstop in Eindhoven is near the Central station, at the Stationsweg, opposite the office of Eurolines.

Getting Around

By Car

You can get around Eindhoven by car pretty easy. In the center there are enough parking houses. If you park a little bit outside the center you still need to pay, but the charges are lower than in the parking houses.

By Public Transport

There is a large number of city busses going around the city, all starting or ending at the Central Station in the center of town.

By Foot

Eindhoven is doable by foot, if you stay in the center of town. For some sights or connections (like the airport) you have to get on one of the city busses.

By Bike

As with other Dutch cities, Eindhoven is a bike friendly city. There are enough bike lanes, and if you have to leave these lanes, car drivers are used to having bikes around them so in general they will keep notice. Note that it is not allowed to ride your bike in the shopping streets. If you meet the wrong cop, he will write you a fine. The good cop will just urge you to continue by foot.

Eat

Drink

The popular place to go out is a street called Stratumseind, which starts at the church. Here you will find bar after bar. It is a popular spot for the students that are living in Eindhoven.

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