Eindhoven
Eindhoven | |
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City and municipality | |
Skyline of Eindhoven Light Tower Evoluon conference centre | |
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Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Eindhoven | |
Eindhoven Location within the Netherlands Eindhoven Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′N 5°29′E / 51.433°N 5.483°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jeroen Dijsselbloem (PvdA) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 88.92 km2 (34.33 sq mi) |
| • Land | 87.66 km2 (33.85 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (Municipality, January 2021; Urban and Metro, May 2014; Metro region and CMSA, August 2015) | |
• Municipality | 235,691 |
| • Density | 2,689/km2 (6,960/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 337,487 |
| • Metro | 780,611 |
| • CMSA | 1,944,588 |
| Demonym(s) | Eindhovenaar, Eindhoevenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcodes | 5600–5658 |
| Area code | 040 |
| Website | www |
Eindhoven (/ˈaɪnthoʊvən/ EYENT-hoh-vən;; Dutch: [ˈɛintˌɦuːvə(n)] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, it is the largest city in the southern province of North Brabant, and is also located in the Dutch part of the Campine natural region. With a population of 249,054 (1 January 2025) on a territory of 88.92 km2, it is the fifth-largest city of the Netherlands and the largest outside the Randstad conurbation.
Eindhoven was originally located at the confluence of the Dommel and the Gender. A municipality since the 13th century, Eindhoven witnessed rapid growth starting in the 1900s by textile and tobacco industries. Two well-known companies, DAF Trucks and Philips, were founded in the city; Philips would go on to become a major multinational conglomerate while based in Eindhoven. Apart from Philips, Eindhoven also contains the globally famous Design Academy Eindhoven.
Neighbouring cities and towns include Son en Breugel, Nuenen, Geldrop-Mierlo, Helmond, Heeze-Leende, Waalre, Veldhoven, Eersel, Oirschot and Best. The agglomeration has a population of 337,487. The metropolitan area consists of 780,611 inhabitants. The city region has a population of 753,426. The Brabantse Stedenrij combined metropolitan area has about two million inhabitants.