page_title: Valkenswaard
hierarchical_section_title: Valkenswaard
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Deze neogotische kerk aan de Markt stamt oorspronkelijk uit 1860 maar werd, door de snelle bevolkingsgroei, te klein en is daarom in 1927 afgebroken, op de toren na. In 1929 werd de vernieuwde kerk ingewijd. De bouwmeester was Jan Stuyt. De kerk bevat mooie gebrandschilderde ramen van Luc van Hoek, terwijl daarnaast in de Mariakapel ramen zijn van Jos Leurs uit 1992. This is an image of rijksmonument number 518671
context_page_description: Valkenswaard is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant. The municipality had a population of 30,910 in 2019 and spans an area of 56.49 km² of which 1.48 km² is water.
  The name Valkenswaard stems from its history of falconers, who caught wild falcons there; valk is Dutch for "falcon". It lay on a route where falcons migrated south each year. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Valkenswaardian falconers were active at many European courts, in which falconing was a beloved pastime. Valkenswaard's falcon-catching area has now been built over and falcons are no longer caught there.
  In the 19th and 20th century, a number of large cigar factories were founded in Valkenswaard, the two most renowned of which being Willem II and Hofnar.
  A Second World War cemetery containing 220 British soldiers was created near Valkenswaard in October 1944. It is now maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  The spoken language is Kempenlands.
  The Eurocircuit Valkenswaard is a motorsport racetrack that has hosted the European Rallycross Championship and the FIM Motocross World Championship.
context_section_description: Valkenswaard (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant. The municipality had a population of 30,910 in 2019 and spans an area of 56.49 km² (21.81 sq mi) of which 1.48 km² (0.57 sq mi) is water.
  The name Valkenswaard stems from its history of falconers, who caught wild falcons there; valk is Dutch for "falcon". It lay on a route where falcons migrated south each year. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Valkenswaardian falconers were active at many European courts, in which falconing was a beloved pastime. Valkenswaard's falcon-catching area has now been built over and falcons are no longer caught there.
  In the 19th and 20th century, a number of large cigar factories were founded in Valkenswaard, the two most renowned of which being Willem II and Hofnar.
  A Second World War cemetery containing 220 British soldiers was created near Valkenswaard in October 1944. It is now maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).
  The Eurocircuit Valkenswaard is a motorsport racetrack that has hosted the European Rallycross Championship and the FIM Motocross World Championship.
caption: Church in Valkenswaard
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