Tilburg is a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant..
It is a fast-growing university city with over 220000 inhabitants, located between s´Hertogenbosch and Eindhoven in the east and Breda in the west..

In addition to the university, Tilburg is a major player in the industrial sector, especially in the photo, office supplies, printing and chemicals sectors..

History

* between the 10th and the 11th century The city was formed by the merger of 8 small villages
* around 1600 The beginning of a wool factory, sheep wool processing
* In 1809 Tilburg was given royal status Decision City Rights
* 1850 Origin of wool-processing factories

An unappealing, but documented anecdote on this:
For the processing of sheep´s wool in the textile mills from about 1600 to 1840 human urine was needed..
The Tilburg workers had to keep the urine in clay jugs and take them to work, which is why they called them ´Kruikenzeikers´ (Krugpisser)..

* 1847 Construction of a residence King William II (now part of the town hall)
* 20th century.. Settlement of cigars and textile industry
* after 1993 Construction of three skyscrapers (Westpoint tower 143m, tower of the insurance Interpolis, tower ´De Stadsheer´) which are considered the benchmark of Dutch skyscrapers


Attractions

* Dutch Textile Museum, Goirkestraat 96
* Museum of Stationery, Typewriters and Office Equipment
* De Pont Museum for Hedendaagse Art, Wilhelminapark 1
* Safaripark Beekse Bergen, Beekse Bergen 1
* Amusement Park De Efteling, signposted everywhere
* 013 - well-known center for music.. (named after the telephone code), Veemarktstraat 44
* Cistercian Abbey Our Lady of Koningshoeven, Eindhovenseweg 3, 5056 RP Berkel-Enschot

Events

* International Festival ZXZW
* biggest Dutch annual market, annual in July, duration 10 days
* ´Ten Miles´ every year in September, road race with international participation




~fritz14~womo66~, 2015-12-11