Eindhoven is home to about 216,000 inhabitants and is located in the province of North Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands, in a slightly elevated area at the confluence of Dommel and Gender.. The city is the fifth largest in the Netherlands and is considered the technology center in the south of the country.. Due to the university Eindhoven has a relatively low average age..

History

* Established as a trading center due to the good location of a merger of two rivers, in 1232 Eindhoven received the city and market rights of Hendrik I, Count of Brabant..
* 1388 Expansion of existing defenses
* 1413-1420 Construction of a castle within the city walls
* 1486 Plunder and pillaging of the city
* until 1502 Reconstruction of the city and castle
* 1543 renewed destruction by a pest.. The city was an easy game as defenses were ruined due to poverty.
* 1554 The fire of Eindhoven destroys most of the houses
* 1560 Rebuilding with the help of Wilhem of Orange
* Heavy destruction by bombardment of the Western Allies in the 2nd World War

Growth of the city through industrial settlement eg Philips, UPS, OTBSolar, DAF..

Attractions

* Van Abbe Museum of Modern Art, Bilderdijklaan 10
* DAF Museum, Tongelresestraat 27
* Musikcentrum Frits Philips, Heuvel Gallery 140
* Genneper Park , a nature reserve in the middle of the city.. In the park you can go to the wave pool Tongelreep, visit the open-air museum, skate or hike in the ice sports center.. The park is located at the southern edge of the center, Antoon Coolenlaan 1, Eindhoven

Other

Eating and Drinking
Eindhoven has plenty of restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs..
The most famous ´eating mile´ are ´Little Mountain´, ´Grote Berg´, the Dommelstraat and the market..
There are mainly restaurants with Dutch or French cuisine..
Not to mention the longest café mile in the Netherlands Stratumseind!

Shopping
In addition to many small boutiques and shops, there are (for bad weather!) The Heuvel Gallery and the Piazza Center, the two shopping -Malls Eindhovens..

Markets
* Fabric market, every Tuesday, 9 am to 2 pm, center, more than 240 booths
* Lichtstad market, every Saturday, 10-17, center, 25 stalls, junk shop, Seconhand and art market
* Woenselse Markt, every Saturday, 10-17, Location: Woenselse Markt, Warenmarkt, 500 Stände.. All around the market many cafes and restaurants, always worth a stroll!
* St. Gerardusplein, on the square in front of the Gerarduskerk in the Stratum district, every Friday, 12-17, goods market with 200 stalls


~womo66~womo66~, 2015-12-11