Tilburg
Tilburg (Dutch: [ˈtɪlbʏr(ə)x] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-largest in the Netherlands as a whole.
Tilburg | |
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City and municipality | |
The Heuvel, a central square being overlooked by the Heuvelse kerk | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Interactive map outlining Tilburg | |
Tilburg Location within the Netherlands Tilburg Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′N 5°5′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Theo Weterings (VVD) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 118.13 km2 (45.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 116.17 km2 (44.85 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (municipality, January 2021; urban and metro, May 2014) | |
| • Municipality | 221,947 |
| • Density | 1,911/km2 (4,950/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 233,339 |
| • Metro | 300,249 |
| • Metro region | 553,706 |
| • Brabant metropolitan area | 1,944,588 |
| Demonym | Tilburger |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5000–5049, 5056, 5070–5071, 5074 |
| Area code | 013 |
| Website | www |
Tilburg University is located in Tilburg, as are Avans University of Applied Sciences and Fontys University of Applied Sciences. Tilburg is known for its ten-day-long funfair, held in July each year. The Monday during the funfair is called "Roze Maandag" (Pink Monday) and is primarily LGBT-oriented.
There are three railway stations within the municipality: Tilburg, Tilburg Universiteit and Tilburg Reeshof. The 75-hectare (185-acre) "Spoorzone" area around Tilburg Central station, once a Dutch Railways train maintenance yard, has been purchased by the city and is being transformed into an urban zone.