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Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 229,833 (January 2, 2024), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-largest in the Netherlands.

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Tilburg is a city in the southern Dutch province of North Brabant with a population of nearly 230,000 people. It is the second-largest city in its province and ranks among the seven largest cities in the Netherlands overall.

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Key facts

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The Heuvel, a central square being overlooked by the Heuvelse kerk
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Interactive map outlining Tilburg
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Netherlands#Europe
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Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
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Tilburg
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Country
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North Brabant
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Municipal council

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Encyclopedic overview

45 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Wool capital of the Netherlands
  • Urban renewal
  • Modern history
  • King William II
  • Topography
  • Tilburg Centrum
  • Oud-Noord
  • Oud-Zuid
  • Noord
  • Oost
  • Zuid
  • West
  • Reeshof
  • Villages of Berkel-Enschot, Biezenmortel, and Udenhout
  • Demographics
  • Ethnic makeup
  • Inhabitants by origin
  • Religion and life stances
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Tilburg University
  • Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts
  • Culture and recreation
  • Beverages
  • Open air art
  • Festival city, music
  • Museums
  • Tilburg City Museum
  • Parks and Forests
  • Sports
  • Attractions
  • Transport
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notable people from Tilburg
  • The arts
  • Public thinking & public service
  • Science & business
  • Sport
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 229,833 (January 2, 2024), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-largest in the Netherlands.

Tilburg University is located in Tilburg, as are Avans University of Applied Sciences and Fontys University of Applied Sciences.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tilburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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