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Woensel was a separate municipality until the fusion, in 1920, of Eindhoven proper (i.e. within the town walls) and its surrounding villages into a single municipality. Today, Woensel is Eindhoven's largest
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river to the south of Woensel, grew into a local market town that took more political prominence, but never surpassed Woensel in prosperity or population.
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Woensel offers very few places of more than local interest, being almost entirely a residential area; Eindhoven's main
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was located in Woensel. Currently, this building is the seat of the Dutch organisation of Philips.
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and industry are in other parts of town. Until 1998, the international head office of
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old pictures of Woensel, with explanations (in Dutch)
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the name Woensel is a reference to the Germanic god
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Philips
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old pictures of Woensel, with explanations (in Dutch)
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