Waalre
Encyclopedia
Waalre is an affluent municipality
and town
in the southern Netherlands
, immediately south of the city of Eindhoven.
, Achtereind, De Heuvel
, Heikant
, Loon, Timmereind and Waalre.
Waalre is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. Waalre is the so-called 'Groenfontein' (Green fountain). This stems from its civic policy to provide a diverse tree population in streets and lanes.
Waalre is considered to be one of the richest villages in The Netherlands due to the numerous millionaires living there. It was voted 7th best Dutch municipality to live in, according to a 2010 Elsevier research. The municipality is surrounded by woods, fields, and lakes. The nearest city is Eindhoven.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the southern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, immediately south of the city of Eindhoven.
Population centres
AalstAalst (North Brabant)
Aalst is located 6 km south of Eindhoven, on the road to Valkenswaard. It was an independent municipality until 1923, when it merged with the municipality of Waalre....
, Achtereind, De Heuvel
De Heuvel
De Heuvel is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 11 km northwest of Tiel....
, Heikant
Heikant (Waalre)
Heikant is a hamlet in the municipality of Waalre, in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located about 3 km south of the centre of Waalre....
, Loon, Timmereind and Waalre.
Waalre is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. Waalre is the so-called 'Groenfontein' (Green fountain). This stems from its civic policy to provide a diverse tree population in streets and lanes.
Waalre is considered to be one of the richest villages in The Netherlands due to the numerous millionaires living there. It was voted 7th best Dutch municipality to live in, according to a 2010 Elsevier research. The municipality is surrounded by woods, fields, and lakes. The nearest city is Eindhoven.