This week, in the newest blog: Some funny and interesting facts about Eindhoven. Did you know...
… Eindhoven is a lot older than
Amsterdam? Amsterdam was granted city rights in 1300, Eindhoven was already
granted city rights in 1232.
… before Philips and the lighting
city, Eindhoven had the nickname ‘La ville fumée’? In the 30s, Eindhoven was
famous because of the many cigar factories in the city.

… Strijp S had the name ‘the forbidden city’ for years? Only workers of the Philips factories were allowed to enter the area.
… in South-Afrika, Johannesburg, there is a quarter with also the name Eindhoven?

… the ART hotel Eindhoven has 192 rooms, which all have a different design? Even the numbers of the rooms are designed differently.
… the Admirant is the highest building in Eindhoven with 105 meters?

… Theo Maassen (comedian, actor) stole the UEFA Cup from PSV in 2000?
… the name of the pop music venue "Effenaar" is a reference to the old linen factory? It had a machine to remove creases from fabric. In Dutch this is called effenen and the machine was therefore called the effenaar.

… former coach Guus Hiddink awarded honorary citizenship in Eindhoven in 2006?
… the two statues in front of the Philips stadium are the famous footballers Coen Dillen and Willy van der Kuijlen?
… Steven Spielberg used the liberation of Eindhoven in his TV serie Band of Brothers (starring Tom Hanks)?
… PSV won the national championship for the first time in 1929? After that, the club has won the national league 21 times.
… de Bijenkorf in Eindhoven has a fake third floor?
… the market on Tuesday in Eindhoven has already existed since 1232?
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