Nuenen

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Nuenen is a town in the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, in The Netherlands.

Vincent Van Gogh resided in Nuenen from 1883-1885. At least one of his paintings features a scene in the town — 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. His painting The Potato Eaters was created while he lived in Nuenen, and 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.

Nuenen was also a scene of fighting between Germans and Allies during the World War II's Operation Market Garden, which is also portrayed in popular Band of Brothers series.

Edsger Dijkstra, Dutch computer scientist, died here on August 6, 2002.