--- title: "Nuenen – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Nuenen, The Netherlands: Nuenen is a town in the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten in the Netherlands. Nearby: Eindhoven University of…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nuenen" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nuenen.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Nuenen%2C_molen_de_Roosdonck_foto3_2008-07-24_18.23.JPG" --- Town in North Brabant, Netherlands · The Netherlands # Nuenen Nuenen is a town in the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten in the Netherlands. ![Nuenen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Nuenen%2C_molen_de_Roosdonck_foto3_2008-07-24_18.23.JPG) Nuenen · Wikimedia Commons The place 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. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuenen), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Nuenen 9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Eindhoven University of Technology The Eindhoven University of Technology is a public technical university in the Netherlands, situated in Eindhoven. In 2025–26, around 14,000 students were enrolled in its BSc and MSc programs and around 2200 students were enrolled in its PhD and EngD programs. 4.8 km · public technical university in Eindhoven, Netherlands · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eindhoven_University_of_Technology) 2. Eindhovensch Kanaal The Eindhovensch Kanaal is a canal in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It connects the center of Eindhoven with the Zuid-Willemsvaart. 5.7 km · canal in North Brabant, Netherlands · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eindhovensch_Kanaal) 3. Vesteda Tower The Vesteda tower is located in Eindhoven and was finished in 2006. At 90 metres tall and 28 floors it is the fourth highest building in Eindhoven. 6 km · apartment building in Eindhoven · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesteda_Toren) 4. Al-Fourqaan mosque The Al-Fourqaan mosque is a Salafi Islamic mosque in which is part of Al-fourqaan Islamic Center in Eindhoven, Netherlands, established in the 1990s. 5.8 km · mosque in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Fourqaan_mosque) 5. Porthos Porthos, with its height of 101 metres, is the fifth tallest building in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. At the time of construction, it was the second tallest. 5 km · apartment building in the Dutch city Eindhoven · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porthos_(building%29) 6. 18 September Square The 18 September Square is a square in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. It is the connection between Eindhoven Centraal railway station and the city's shopping center. 6 km · square in Eindhoven, the Netherlands · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18_September_Square) 7. Mierlo War Cemetery Mierlo War Cemetery is a Second World War Commonwealth war grave cemetery, located in the village of Mierlo, 12 km east of Eindhoven in The Netherlands. 5.2 km · Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery in Mierlo, The Netherlands · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mierlo_War_Cemetery) 8. Inkijkmuseum The Inkijkmuseum (lit. trans. 5.6 km · Museum in Eindhoven, Netherlands · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkijkmuseum) 9. Geldrop Castle Geldrop Castle is a castle with park near the center of Geldrop, North-Brabant, the Netherlands. It is on the edge of the valley of the Kleine Dommel. 5.4 km · Dutch castle · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geldrop_Castle) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Windmill de Roosdonck 2. Watermill at Opwetten 3. Van Gogh This is a Waterstaatskerk (Reformed Church) from 1824. 4. Van Gogh Village Museum A unique feature of Nuenen and the surroundings is that it can be viewed as an Outdoor Museum with many reminders of Van Gogh. 5. Nune Ville Berg 24. From [Wikivoyage: Nuenen](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nuenen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do 1. Eindhoven Zoo From [Wikivoyage: Nuenen](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nuenen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat 1. Restaurant de Lindehof Beekstraat 1,. 2. Restaurant Olijf Heuvel 1,. 3. De Watermolen van Opwetten Opwettenseweg 203,. 4. Tong Ah Park 45,. 5. Restaurant Goesting Park 61,. From [Wikivoyage: Nuenen](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nuenen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Nuenen **Airports:** Eindhoven (EIN), 12 km · Weeze (Niederrhein) (NRN), 44 km · Maastricht Aachen (MST), 64 km\ **Stations:** Eindhoven Central railway station, 5.7 km · Helmond 't Hout railway station, 5.9 km · Helmond Brandevoort railway station, 4.5 km · Geldrop railway station, 5.9 km\ - Maastricht → Nuenen 70 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · €10–13 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/maastricht-to-nuenen) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maastricht&to=Nuenen) - Rotterdam → Nuenen 89 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · €12–16 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rotterdam-to-nuenen) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rotterdam&to=Nuenen) - Amsterdam → Nuenen 110 km · quickest by road, 2h · €13–18 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/amsterdam-to-nuenen) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Amsterdam&to=Nuenen) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Nuenen) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Nuenen Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Nuenen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Eindhoven Airport is mostly served by low-cost carriers Ryanair, Transavia and Wizzair, and by holiday charter specialists. - Get around There are shared cars of Greenwheels and MyWheels in the city, however you can only rent them if you are registered resident in the Netherlands. From [Wikivoyage: Eindhoven](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Eindhoven), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Vlieland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vlieland) NL 10 ways of moving, 47 sources 204 km 2. [Isle of Wight](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-wight) GB 11 ways of moving, 22 sources 486 km 3. [Zermatt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zermatt) CH 8 ways of moving, 26 sources 627 km 4. [Helsingborg and the Öresund crossing](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/helsingborg) SE 6 ways of moving, 13 sources 692 km 5. [Lundy](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lundy) GB 7 ways of moving, 11 sources 710 km If you know how people move in Nuenen – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cnuenen&title=Nuenen&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fnuenen), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Nuenen - [Geldrop-Mierlo](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/geldrop-mierlo) municipality in the Netherlands 5.3 km - [Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nuenen-gerwen-en-nederwetten) municipality in the Netherlands 2.1 km - [Son en Breugel](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/son-en-breugel) municipality in the Netherlands 5.6 km - [Geldrop](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/geldrop) town in Geldrop-Mierlo, the Netherlands 5.7 km - [Mierlo](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mierlo) village in Geldrop-Mierlo, the Netherlands 5.5 km - [Breugel](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/breugel) village in Son en Breugel, the Netherlands 5.6 km [The place page for Nuenen](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/nuenen) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on The Netherlands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-NL) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nuenen, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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