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# Eindhoven

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Eindhoven is the fifth largest city in the Netherlands with slightly over 200,000 inhabitants in 2001. The city has four districts: Gestel, Stratum, Tongelre and Woensel. A fifth district, Meerhoven, has recently been completed.

Eindhoven has grown from a little village in 1900 to the biggest city in the south of the Netherlands today. Much of its growth is due to Philips and DAF?. Today, Eindhoven serves as a focal point of technology in the south of the Netherlands.

A prime example of the industrial heritage of Eindhoven is the renovated Witte Dame, formerly a Philips factory, that currently houses the municipal library, the [Design Academy]? and a selection of shops. Across the street from the Witte Dame is the first lamp factory of Philips. The building has been turned into a museum detailing the history of that company.

Eindhoven has a lively cultural scene. For going out, there are numerous bars on the Market square, the Stratumseind, the Dommelstraat, the Wilhelmina square and throughout the rest of the city. During spring and summer, Eindhoven houses the Fiësta del Sol and the Virus Festival.

[Dynamo Open Air]?, a heavy metal festival, used to be held on the terrain of Eindhoven Airport. The 2001 edition was cancelled because of risk of spreading [Foot and Mouth Disease]?.

During Carnaval?, Eindhoven is renamed to Lampegat (Little Lamp Place).

The city of Eindhoven on the Internet: http://www.eindhoven.nl

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