| Inhabitants: | 2.528.286 |
| Area: | 5.081 km² |
| Overnight stays (business): | 1.670.000 (3rd Province of The Netherlands) |
| Source: CBS Q1 t/m 3 2018 (238 hotels) | |
| Accomodations: | 368 |
| Rooms: | 11652 |
| Beds: | 24516 |
| Michelin Star restaurants | 19 (16 * | 3 **) |
| Universities: | 2 (Eindhoven | Tilburg) |
| Campuses: | 8 |
| Source: Buck Consultants Int. (BCI) | |
| Locations: | > 350 (10 tot 10.000 delegates) |
| Largest congress location: | 3000 delegates |
| Largest events location: | 44,000 m² |
| Cafés: | 7.4 per 10,000 inhabitants |
| Capital: | 's-Hertogenbosch |
| Biggest city: | Eindhoven |
| Airport: | Eindhoven Airport |
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(Plus 3 international airports less than one hour’s drive away >>Schiphol (Amsterdam) Airport, Düsseldorf Airport, Brussels Airport) |
Let's start with some facts and figures;
- Brabant accounts for 42% of all research and development activities and expenditure in the Netherlands
- The city of Eindhoven is in third place for European city of the future
- Brainport has the world's highest patent density per capita
- The Netherlands is the second favourite country for high-tech companies.
We are achieving many results in the areas of Automotive & Smart Mobility, Energy, Photonics, Printing, Food Technology and Medtech, leading to real success stories. This makes Brabant the smartest region in the Netherlands and Europe.
