Tilburg | |
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City and municipality | |
 The Heuvel, a central square being overlooked by the Heuvelse kerk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map outlining Tilburg | |
  Tilburg Location within the Netherlands  Tilburg Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′N 5°5′E / 51.550°N 5.083°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 | 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 (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.
Tilburg University is located in Tilburg, as are Avans University of Applied Sciences and Fontys University of Applied Sciences.
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.
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Het BBP van BrabantStad ligt op 14.7% van het nationale BBP. In de regio liggen Philips, de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, de Universiteit Tilburg en de HAS Den Bosch. De regio heeft 1.4 miljoen inwoners. Er is veel R&D, ICT, automotive, logistiek en agribusiness.