Tilburg (ˈtɪl.ˌbʏrx) is a landlocked municipality

Municipality

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 and a city

City

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 in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.
Tilburg municipality also includes the village

Village

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s of Berkel-Enschot

Berkel-Enschot

Berkel-Enschot is a village in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Tilburg. Formerly, it consisted of two villages, named Berkel and Enschot.Until 1997, Berkel-Enschot was a separate municipality....

 and Udenhout

Udenhout

Udenhout is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Tilburg, about 7 km northeast of the city....

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Tilburg University

Universiteit van Tilburg

Tilburg University is an academic institution of higher education, specialising in the social sciences and law, located in Tilburg in the southern part of the Netherlands....

 is located in Tilburg, as are Avans University of Applied Sciences

Avans Hogeschool

Avans University of Applied Science is a Dutch vocational university. It is located in three cities: Breda, 's-Hertogenbosch, and Tilburg. The school has 18,000 students studying 40 courses in 18 institutes. There are 1800 employees....

 and Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Fontys University of Applied Sciences is a Dutch vocational university with several campuses located in the souther Netherlands. It offers 200 bachelor and master programs in the fields of technology, economics, social work, health care and teacher training...

. Tilburg has nearly 30.000 students at one of these universities.

A 10 day-long funfair

Funfair

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, the largest of the Benelux

Benelux

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, is held in July each year. The Monday of fair week is called "Roze Maandag" (Pink Monday), and is gay

Gay

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-oriented, though also enjoyed by many heterosexuals.

There are three railway stations

Train station

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 within the municipality: Tilburg

Tilburg railway station

Tilburg is a railway station located in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 5 October 1863 and is located on the Breda–Eindhoven railway and the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway...

, Tilburg Universiteit

Tilburg Universiteit railway station

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 and Tilburg Reeshof

Tilburg Reeshof railway station

Tilburg Reeshof is a railway station located in western Tilburg, The Netherlands. It is situated on the Breda–Eindhoven railway. It was opened on december 14, 2003. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.-Train service:...

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