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ID: 7006842 Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7006842			Record Type: administrative

Eindhoven (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 51 27 00 N degrees minutes			Lat: 51.4500 decimal degrees
Long: 005 28 00 E degrees minutes			Long: 5.4667 decimal degrees

Note: Located on the Dommel river in the Kempen heathland, the small village grew dramatically after 1900 to become one of the largest industrial centers of The Netherlands. Known as the 'town of light,' as it is the home of the Philips light bulb factory.

Names:

Eindhoven (preferred,C,V,Dutch,U)

Hierarchical Position:

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Europe (continent) (P)

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Nederland (nation) (P)

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Noord-Brabant (province) (P)

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Eindhoven (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:

inhabited place (preferred, C)	............	chartered in 1232
city (C)	............	developed from small village after 1900
industrial center (C)
transportation center (C)

Sources and Contributors:

Eindhoven..........	[BHA, VP Preferred]
....................	Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IV, 402
....................	NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
....................	Times Atlas of the World (1992) 61
....................	Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)

Subject: .....	[BHA, VP]
..................	Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IV, 402
..................	NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -2144027
..................	Times Atlas of the World (1992) 61
..................	Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)


Note:
English	..........	[VP]
	..........	Phaidon Art Guide: Holland (1987) 82

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