What is the population of Nuenen, North Brabant?

Nuenen has a population of approximately 19,930 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Nuenen, North Brabant located?

Nuenen is located in North Brabant, Netherlands, at approximate coordinates 51.4743°, 5.5490°.

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Nuenen

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Nuenen

Total population

19,930

Coordinates51.47°, 5.55°

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www.nuenen.nl

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Overview

Nuenen is a town in the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten in the Netherlands. From 1883 to 1885, Vincent van Gogh lived and worked in Nuenen. In 1944, a battle was fought there during Operation Market Garden. The local dialect is called Peellands. In 2009, Nuenen had a population of 22,437.

History & geography

History

Nuenen is listed in the 1792 Gazetteer of the Netherlands, which lists it as "a village of Brabant, two leagues W. from Helmont". During Operation Market Garden on 20 September 1944, Nuenen was the scene of a battle involving the American 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne Division and the British 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars of the 11th Armoured Division equipped with Cromwell tanks, against the German 107th Panzer Brigade. The British lost two tanks. Four American and three British soldiers were killed. The Germans suffered two fatalities. The fight is dramatised in episode 4 "Replacements" of the television series Band of Brothers.

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