- Nuenen
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Nuenen, windmill: de Roosdonck
Nuenen NuenenVincentPark_resize.jpg Coordinates: 51°28′24″N 5°32′48″E / 51.47333°N 5.54667°E Country Netherlands Province Noord-Brabant Municipality Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten Population (December 30 2009) 22.437 Nuenen is a town in the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, in the Netherlands.
Vincent Van Gogh resided in Nuenen from 1883-1885. During that time he painted many character studies of peasants and weavers that culminated in The Potato Eaters. He also made paintings of still life and his father's church, vicarge and it's garden, including Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen (Het uitgaan van de hervormde kerk te Nuenen) which was stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in December 2002. There is a street named after it in the town, as well as a cafe, college and bar. A statue of Van Gogh is located in the central park of the town.
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The Vicarage at Nuenen, 1885, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (F182)
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Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen, 1884, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (F25)
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The Rectory Garden in Nuenen in the Snow, January 1885, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena (F194)
Nuenen was the scene of a battle of the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden in September 20, 1944, depicted in episode 4 of the television series Band of Brothers. The 101st Airborne Division did fight in Nuenen, although the story was dramatised for the television series. The casualties were two Germans, one British tank, 4 American soldiers, and three British soldiers.[1]
Edsger W. Dijkstra, a Dutch computer scientist, died in Nuenen on 6 August 2002.
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