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DAF Museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
1 km · about 5 min drive
North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe
Eindhoven is worth a stop: 56km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Eindhoven is a city located in North Brabant, Netherlands. With a population of 235,691, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Eindhoven sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Eindhoven to your route.
Eindhoven ( EYENT-hoh-vən;; Dutch: [ˈɛintˌɦoːvə(n)] ) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the southern province of North Brabant, and is 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 theRead more
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.
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Eindhoven is located in North Brabant, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 51.4408 latitude, 5.4778 longitude.
Eindhoven has a population of approximately 235,691 people, making it a city in Netherlands.
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museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
1 km · about 5 min drive
cathedral
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
30 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
40 km · about 45 min drive
racetrack
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
52 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
56 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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