Urk is a municipality and a town in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Urk is first mentioned in historical records dating to the 10th century, when it was still an island in the Zuiderzee, an inland sea that would become part of the IJsselmeer in the 13th century after a series of incursions by the North Sea.
Eindhoven is the fifth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country. It had a population of 231,469 in 2019, making it the largest city in the province of North Brabant.
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Helmond is a city and municipality in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant in the Southern Netherlands, located about 12 km to the northeast of the city centre of Eindhoven. Helmond has many textile companies.
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Enjoy an entry ticket to the Dierenrijk Zoo in Eindhoven. Come face to face with the lions, tigers, giant elephants, and chimpanzees, or enjoy playing in the outdoor playgrounds.
Book this experienceGeldrop is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo. Geldrop was a separate municipality until 2004, when it merged with Mierlo.
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The Watermill at Kollen is a watermill along the river Kleine Dommel, located on the Collseweg 1 in 't Coll, Eindhoven, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. First mentioned in the 14th century, the watermill burned down and was rebuilt in 1681.
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Dongen is a municipality and a village in the southern Netherlands. In the past it was home to a profitable leather industry, to which a few old shoe factories in the town's older sections still testify.
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Tilburg is a city in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 217,595, it is the second-largest municipality in North Brabant, and the sixth largest in the Netherlands.
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Drunen is a town with a population of 18,216 in the municipality of Heusden in the southern Netherlands. Drunen is part of a region called the Langstraat which is historically known for its leather and shoe industry.
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Nijmegen is a city in the Netherlands' province of Gelderland, on the Waal river close to the German border. Nijmegen is the oldest city in the Netherlands, the second to be recognized as such in Roman times, and in 2005 celebrated 2,000 years of existence.
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