Lieshout

Mariahout is a village located in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, about 20 kilometers northeast of Eindhoven. Mariahout has a population of about 1700 and is the smallest village of the municipality of Laarbeek.

The castle Croy is a castle in the Dutch province North Brabant, near the village Aarle-Rixtel which is part of the municipality of Laarbeek. From 1642 until 1968 Croy belonged to the municipality Stiphout (currently part of the municipality of Helmond). The castle is currently no longer inhabited but in use as an office. Since 1795 beer is brewed near the castle. Since 2004 the Croy beer is itself had been brewed in Belgium but the ingredients are grown on the Croy estate. The destruction of the restaurant by fire in 2006 brought with it the opportunity to restore the tradition of brewing beer on the Croy estate. With the renovation of the nearby restaurant "de Croyse Hoeve" the microbrewery was built and with it the production has returned to Aarle-Rixtel. Due to environmental restrictions the beer is still bottled and packaged in Belgium. Also there is a herd of Rambouillet-Merino sheep on the Croy estate.

Beek en Donk is a town in the province North Brabant, Netherlands. There are 10,028 inhabitants. The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).

Stiphout is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Helmond, about 2km west of the centre of that city. The village is mentioned for the first time in 1155 as 'Villa Stilpot', and in 2005 the village celebrated its 850th anniversary. It is famous for its Bavaria Profronde, an annual festival that attracts 50.000 visitors. Stiphout was a separate municipality until 1968, when it became part of Helmond. Before that, Stiphout would have been considered a poor village. Now, thanks to its location (between Helmond and Eindhoven), it is populated largely by affluent people seeking a suburban lifestyle.The spoken language is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).

Laarbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlaːrbeːk] ) is a municipality located in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands. It was formed in 1997 from the former municipalities Beek en Donk, Aarle-Rixtel and Lieshout (which included the village Mariahout). Laarbeek is part of the city region 'Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven', centered on the city of Eindhoven. The town hall is located in Beek en Donk. Lieshout is home of the Bavaria Brewery, one of the Netherlands' largest breweries which produces for local and foreign markets. The Croy Castle is located near the village Aarle-Rixtel.

Aarle-Rixtel is a village in the Dutch municipality of Laarbeek in North Brabant. It lies about 4 km north of Helmond. Since the municipal reorganization of 1968 the castle Croy is part of Aarle-Rixtel.

Laar is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, 2 km north of the town of Nuenen, just northwest of Gerwen.Laar is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Nuenen. Laar has no place name signs, and consists of about 25 houses.It was first mentioned in 1406 as "ex bonis te laar", and means "forest pasture".

Boerdonk is a village in the south of the Netherlands. It is situated in the municipality of Meierijstad, North Brabant. The village was first mentioned in 1311 as Boerdonc. It developed along the Boerdonkse Aa. Boerdonk was home to 177 people in 1840. Until the municipal reorganization of 1994, Boerdonk was located in the municipality of Erp. Since 2017, it is part of the municipality of Meierijstad.

Nuenen en Gerwen was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It covered the villages of Nuenen and Gerwen. The municipality existed until 1821, when the village of Nederwetten (until then part of Nederwetten en Eckart) was added to form the new municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten.

Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten (pronounced [ˈnynə(ŋ) ˈɣɛrʋə(n) ɛˌneːdərˈʋɛtə(n)] (listen)) is a municipality consisting of the larger village of Nuenen and two adjacent smaller ones. It is located in the province of North Brabant, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Eindhoven, the fifth largest city in the Netherlands. From being a small farmers town of less than 1000 inhabitants around 1950 Nuenen grew steadily as ever more new employees of Philips and the Eindhoven University (TUE) chose Nuenen as their new home.

De Roosdonck is a windmill located at the Gerwenseweg 2 in Nuenen, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. Built in 1884, the windmill was initially planned to be built as a smock mill. After the structure collapsed soon after completion, the mill was rebuilt to the current "beltmolen" type, with a pile of sand put around the mill allowing it to be built higher. Vincent van Gogh, who lived in Nuenen from 1883 to 1885, painted and drew De Roosdonck a total of 7 times. The most famous painting in his Nuenen period, The Potato Eaters, was painted in the neighbouring cottage. The windmill was built by Antonius van Himbergen from nearby Bladel, who has also built the Annemie windmill in Acht, and other similar type windmills in the area. From 1887 to 1930 the windmill was also used as an oil mill, with the machinery bought from the miller of Sint Victor in Heeze. Due to industrialisation and the introduction of other sources of energy, professional production of flower stopped in 1959. The mill deteriorated. After purchase by the local government in 1970, the windmill was restored in 1972, with further restorations in 1984 and 1996. Since 1995 the windmill has been in private hands once again, with the son of the last professional miller as its owner. Also since that year the windmill has been open for visitors, selling a wide range of organic flour products.

Restaurant De Lindehof is a restaurant located in Nuenen, in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the periods 1992–1995, 2004–2014, and is awarded a second star since 2015.Gault Millau awarded the restaurant 17 out of 20 points.Owner and head chef of De Lindehof is Soenil Bahadoer. He bought the restaurant in 1995. Gerard Holtslag sold it after the departure of Gerard Wollerich, who was awarded the Michelin star in 1992.De Lindehof is a member of Les Patrons Cuisiniers.In 2012, the restaurant joined in at the "No Waste"-trend. To prevent having to throw away food due to their summer closure, it organized a so-called "Kliekjes Avond" (Scrap Night). All guest could only order a surprisemenu, what gave the kitchen the opportunity to vary the dishes when the supplies were running out.