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Geldrop, Netherlands | |
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Town and former municipality | |
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  Geldrop, Netherlands Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Geldrop, Netherlands Geldrop, Netherlands (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°25′20″N 5°33′28″E / 51.42222°N 5.55778°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Geldrop-Mierlo |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 29,245 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5660-5667[1] |
| Dialing code | 040 |
Geldrop is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is in the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo, around 5km east of Eindhoven's city centre. Geldrop was a separate municipality until 2004, when it merged with Mierlo.[3]
As of 2023, Geldrop has a population of approximately 29.245 residents.[4]
Geldrop is noted for having a neighbourhood with streets named after characters and elements from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.[5][6][7]
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- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de (2024-03-14). "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2023". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Strutner, Sizy. "Every Street In This Dutch Neighborhood Has A Lord Of The Rings Name, Which Is Awesome". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Wedia. "The streets in this Dutch neighbourhood are named after Lord of the Rings!". IamExpat. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ "Saruman is onttoverd". NRC (in Dutch). 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-08-10.