EINDHOVEN
Eindhoven is a municipality and a city located in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands. Neighbouring cities and towns include Son en Breugel, Nuenen, Geldrop-Mierlo, Heeze-Leende, Waalre, Veldhoven, Eersel, Oirschot and Best. The name Eindhoven derives from the contraction of the regional words eind (meaning last or end) and hove (or hoeve; a section of some 14 hectares of land). “Eind” is toponymically a common prefix and postfix in local place- and street names. A “hove” was a parcel of land that might be given in leasehold to private persons such as farmers by the local lord. Taken in conjunction with the fact that a string of such parcels existed around Woensel, the original location of Eindhoven may be understood to be the “last hove on the land of Woensel”.
It is the fifth biggest city in the Netherlands. It has a great nightlife and many pubs, partly due to the fact that it is a real student city, with a technical university among others. The city is rich in opportunities for a wide range of target groups. Eindhoven puts “leading in technology” into practice, and is rightly called the Brainport of the Netherlands. Continue reading

