Tilburg
From Wikitravel
Tilburg [1] is a large city in southern Netherlands. It started to grow during the Industrial Revolution, when wool factories were set up, thus making it the wool city of the Netherlands. Because wool was treated with urine during processing, employees had to bring along a full bottle to work every morning. This gave the Tilburgers their nickname of Kruikezeikers.
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Tilburg is connected to the rest of the country by a twice an hour Intercity service, bound to both Eindhoven - Venlo and Breda - Rotterdam - The Hague.
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- Statue of Willem II (d. 1849)
- City Hall (Paleis raadhuis)
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- Nederlands Textielmuseum Dutch Textile museum. Exhibition of textile machinery and industry.
- De Pont Museum of Modern Art
- Efteling, a theme park, is close to Tilburg. It's the largest among the Benelux countries, and it's comparable with Tivoli Gardens (Copenhagen) and Disneyland Resort (Paris).
- Gipsyfestival - end of may - http://www.gipsyfestival.nl
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Since Tilburg has a University with several undergraduate and graduate schools, this college town boasts lots of places where people congregate for a drink.
For example:
Most out and about places are in and around the city center, in three areas, all of them within one kilometer radius:
- Heuvel and Heuvelring, with the city's most discos and some restaurants.
- Korte Heuvel, which is a small street, packed with nice and cosy cafés. This place is my personal favorite.
- Piusplein -- a residential area with one McDonald's and several cafés and restaurants.
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