Editing Veldhoven

{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Veldhoven
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
| image_skyline           = Veldhoven, kerk2 foto3 2008-09-28 12.13.JPG
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Church in Veldhoven
| image_flag              = Veldhoven vlag.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
| flag_alt                = 
| image_shield            = Veldhoven wapen.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              = 
| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0861 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Veldhoven in a municipal map of North Brabant
| map_caption             = Location in North Brabant
| coordinates             = {{coord|51|25|12|N|05|24|18|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Brabant]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web |url=http://www.veldhoven.nl/Bestuur/College-B-en-W/Burgemeester.htm |title=Burgemeester |trans-title=Mayor |language=nl |publisher=Gemeente Veldhoven |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606204048/http://www.veldhoven.nl/Bestuur/College-B-en-W/Burgemeester.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[People%27s_Party_for_Freedom_and_Democracy|VVD]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Marcel Delhez]]
| unit_pref               = Metric
| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Veldhoven}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Veldhoven}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Veldhoven}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url=http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title=Postcodetool for 5501KA |language=nl |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher=Het Waterschapshuis |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |url-status=live }}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 22
| elevation_max_footnotes = 
| elevation_max_m         =
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| elevation_min_m         =
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Veldhoven}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Veldhoven}}
| population_demonym      = Veldhovenaar
| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 5500–5509
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 040
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.veldhoven.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Veldhoven''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈvɛltˌɦoːvə(n)|-|231 Veldhoven.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and town on the [[Gender (stream)|Gender]] in the southern [[Netherlands]], just southwest of [[Eindhoven]], in the [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of [[North Brabant]].

== Topography ==
[[File:Veldhoven-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg|475px|Dutch topographic map of Veldhoven (town), as of March 2014]]<br/>Map of Veldhoven (town), Dec. 2013

== Population centres ==
The modern town of Veldhoven is an agglomeration of former 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 Holding|ASML]]. As of 2009, the company employed over 14,000 people—equivalent to nearly one eighth of the town's population.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-11-15/asml-s-expansion-plan-is-causing-controversy-in-its-hometown |title=European Tech Giant's Expansion Stirs Opposition in Its Hometown |date=14 November 2022 |first1=Diederik |last1=Baazil |first2=April |last2=Roach |work=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref> ASML occupies the tallest building (83 meters) in Veldhoven. The municipality features a large industrial and office area along the [[Gender (stream)|Gender]], which also includes the second-largest [[hospital]] in the [[Eindhoven]] urban region, [[Máxima Medisch Centrum]].

== Veldhoven Centrum ==
Veldhoven Centrum has over 100 shops with famous brands covering restaurants, groceries, fashion products,  jewelry and banks, and a market every Monday for fruit and produce. It also has services such as a library and municipal and [[Vereniging voor Vreemdelingenverkeer|VVV]] offices.

== 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 language|Dutch]]).<ref>Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, {{ISBN|9012090105}}</ref>

== Town council ==
The current town council of Veldhoven was elected at the [[2022 Dutch municipal elections|2022 local elections]].
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="8"|'''Council seats'''<ref>NRC Handelsblad (2002) [http://www.nrc.nl/redactie/Doc/gr02/0861.shtml Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 6 maart 2002 Veldhoven] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050610152458/http://www.nrc.nl/redactie/Doc/gr02/0861.shtml |date=2005-06-10 }}</ref><ref>Gemeente Veldhoven (2006) [http://www.veldhoven.nl/ris/content.jsp?objectid=24259 Uitslag verkiezingen] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908082433/http://www.veldhoven.nl/ris/content.jsp?objectid=24259 |date=2008-09-08 }}</ref><ref>Volkskrant (2010)[http://www.volkskrant.nl/verkiezingen/?dnaId=361&electionCode=GR10 Uitslagen verkiezingen Gemeenteraad 2010]</ref><ref>Website Veldhoven (2014)[https://archive.today/20140423100203/http://www.veldhoven.nl/Ondernemers/Nieuws/Artikel-Ondernemers/Uitslag-gemeenteraadsverkiezingen-2014.htm Uitslagen verkiezingen Gemeenteraad 2014]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2018 |title=Veldhoven municipal election 2018 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20180321/671821|access-date=26 May 2024|website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Veldhoven municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731224|access-date=26 May 2024|website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
|'''Party'''||'''2002'''||'''2006'''||'''2010'''||'''2014'''||'''2018'''||'''2022'''
|-
|Hart voor Veldhoven||0||0||0||0||0||9
|-
|Gemeente Belangen Veldhoven||5||4||5||6||6||6
|-
|[[Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie|VVD]]||4||4||5||5||7||5
|-
|[[Partij van de Arbeid (Nederland)|PvdA]] (2022 with [[GroenLinks]])||3||6||3||2||2||3
|-
|Senioren Veldhoven||0||0||0||0||5||2
|-
|[[Christen-Democratisch Appèl|CDA]]||7||5||4||4||2||2|2
|-
|[[Democraten 66|D66]]||0||0||2||3||2||2
|-
|Veldhoven Samen Anders||8||8||7||6||3||0
|-
|Samenwerkend Veldhoven||0||0||1||1||0||0
|-
|Total|||'''27'''||'''27'''||'''27'''||'''27'''||'''27'''||'''29'''
|}

== Transport ==
[[Eindhoven Airport]] is near Veldhoven, on the border with [[Eindhoven]] in [[Meerhoven]], close to the [[A2 motorway (Netherlands)|A2]] and [[A67 motorway (Netherlands)|A67]] motorways.

== Notable people ==
[[File:Zany-1424767269.png|140px|thumb|DJ Zany, 2014]]
* [[Willem Adams]] (1937 in Veldhoven–2022) a Dutch painter
* [[Jan Cornelius van Sambeek]] (1886 in Veldhoven–1966 in Kabanga) a Dutch [[White Fathers]] missionary in [[Tanganyika (territory)|Tanganyika]]
* [[Marius van Amelsvoort]] (1930–2006 in Veldhoven) a Dutch politician and diplomat
* [[Hendricus Stoof]] (born 1962 in Veldhoven) a professor of [[theoretical physics]] at [[Utrecht University]]
* [[Henrieke Goorhuis]] (born 1990 in Veldhoven) a Dutch cartoonist and illustrator
* Raoul van Grinsven (born 1974) stage name ''[[DJ Zany]]'', a disc jockey, owns [[Fusion Records]], lives in Veldhoven 
* [[Anita Groener]] (born 1958 in Veldhoven) a Dutch artist
* [[Mau Heymans]] (born 1961 in Veldhoven) a Dutch [[Disney comics]] artist and writer
* Jessy Seuntiens (born 1980 in Oerle) stage name ''[[Jesselyn]]'', is a Dutch DJ
* [[Daan de Kort]] (born 1992 in Veldhoven) a Dutch politician
* [[Tiny Kox]] (born 1951 in Veldhoven) a Dutch politician
* [[Teun Luijkx]] (born 1986 in Veldhoven) a Dutch actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3458790/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908033248/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3458790/ |date=2019-09-08 }} retrieved 24 December 2019</ref>
*[[Maartje Verhoef]] (born 1997 in Veldhoven) a Dutch fashion model

=== Sport ===
[[File:Anton Geurts.jpg|140px|thumb|Anton Geurts, 1968]]
* [[John van den Akker]] (born 1966 in Veldhoven) a Dutch former cyclist
* [[Rob van Boekel]] (born 1987 in Veldhoven) a Dutch footballer
* [[Kayleigh van Dooren]] (born 1987 in Veldhoven) a Dutch footballer
* [[Gerard Egelmeers]] (born 1999 in Veldhoven) a former [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[rowing (sport)|rower]]
* [[Toon Geurts]] (1932 in Veldhoven – 2017) a Dutch sprint canoer, silver medallist at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Ingrid Teeuwen]] (born 1981 in Veldhoven) a Dutch weightlifter
* [[Eelco Horsten]] (born 1989 in Veldhoven) a Dutch footballer
* [[Maud Kaptheijns]] (born 1994 in Veldhoven) a Dutch [[Bicycle racing|cyclist]]
* [[Corné van Kessel]] (born 1991 in Veldhoven) a Dutch professional [[cyclo-cross]] and road [[Bicycle racing|cyclist]]
* [[Paco van Moorsel]] (born 1989 in Veldhoven) a Dutch footballer with 280 club caps
* [[Milou van der Heijden]] (born 1990 in Veldhoven) a professional squash player

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Hoeve tHeike Veldhoven.jpg|Hoeve 't Heike - Veldhoven
File:SintMaartenkerkVeldhoven.jpg|Former Sint Maartenkerk - Veldhoven
File:Veldhoven Drie Muzikanten Hans Goddefroy.jpg|Three Musicians - Veldhoven
File:Gemeentehuis Veldhoven.jpg|Town Hall - Veldhoven
File:Boerderij-Kleine-Vliet-Oerle.jpg|Kleine Vliet farm - Oerle
File:ASML headquarters Veldhoven.jpg|Corporate headquarters [[ASML Holding|ASML]]
File:Oude-Slot-Zeelst.jpg|Museum 't Oude Slot
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Heikant, Veldhoven]]
*[[Veldhoven en Meerveldhoven]]
*[[Zeelst]]
*[[Oerle]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*{{commons category-inline|Veldhoven}}
* {{Official website|http://www.veldhoven.nl}}

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Veldhoven
| North  = [[Eindhoven]]
| East   = [[Eindhoven]]<br>[[Waalre]]
| South  = [[Bergeijk]]
| West   = [[Eersel]]
}}
{{Dutch municipality Veldhoven}}
{{North Brabant Province}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Veldhoven| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]