Valkenswaard
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| Church in Valkenswaard Church in Valkenswaard | |
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| Highlighted position of Valkenswaard in a municipal map of North Brabant Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 51°21′N 5°28′E / 51.350°N 5.467°ECoordinates: 51°21′N 5°28′E / 51.350°N 5.467°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Corine van Overdijk (Template:Polparty) |
| Area | |
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| • Total | Template:Dutch municipality population |
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| Demonym(s) | Valkenswaarder / Valkenswaardenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5550–5556 |
| Area code | 040 |
| Website | www |
Valkenswaard (nl) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant. The municipality had a population of Template:Dutch municipality population in Error, with an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.
The name Valkenswaard stems from its history of falconers, who caught wild falcons there; valk is Dutch for "falcon". It lay on a route where falcons migrated south each year. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Valkenswaardian falconers were active at many European courts, in which falconing was a beloved pastime. Valkenswaard's falcon-catching area has now been built over and falcons are no longer caught there.
In the 19th and 20th century, a number of large cigar factories were founded in Valkenswaard, the two most renowned of which being Willem II and Hofnar.
A Second World War cemetery containing 220 British soldiers was created near Valkenswaard in October 1944. It is now maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[5]
The Eurocircuit Valkenswaard is a motorsport racetrack that has hosted the European Rallycross Championship and the FIM Motocross World Championship.
Economy
[edit]Companies, that are headquartered in Valkenswaard include Brabantia, a residential use product manufacturer, and VDL Bus & Coach, a vehicle manufacturer specializing in constructing buses.
Population centres
[edit]- Borkel en Schaft
- Dommelen
- Valkenswaard
Topography
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Map of the municipality of Valkenswaard, June 2015
Partner municipalities
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Notable people born in Valkenswaard
[edit]- Henk van den Breemen (1941–2024) a Dutch military officer
- Pieter van Geel (born 1951) a retired Dutch politician
- Linda Williams (born 1955) a Dutch singer, participated in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest
- Ine Gevers (born 1960) a Dutch curator of contemporary art, writer and activist
- Jeroen Mettes (1978–2006) a Dutch poet, essayist and blogger
- Dominique van Hulst (born 1981), singer, known by her stage name Do[6]
Sport
[edit]- Jan Tops (born 1961) an equestrian, gold medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Jens van Son (born 1987) a Dutch professional footballer with over 250 club caps
- Lidewij Welten (born 1990) a Dutch field hockey player
- Daniëlle van de Donk (born 1991) a Dutch professional footballer
Gallery
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Notary office, Valkenswaard
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Pintenwipper statue, Martinusplein Dommelen
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Winnaar 2008 - Buurtschap Hazestraat - Flying pirates on music
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Column of Unity by Erich Reischke, Valkenswaard
References
[edit]- ↑ "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Composition of the municipal executive] (in Dutch). Gemeente Valkenswaard. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 5554DA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
- ↑ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105
- ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 20 November 2019
External links
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Media related to Valkenswaard at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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