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''' | [[File:Tolkien Avenue.png|thumb|200px]]'''Geldrop''' is a Dutch town which has a [http://maps.google.nl/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=Geldrop&aq=2&sll=52.469397,5.509644&sspn=4.759101,9.876709&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Geldrop,+Geldrop-Mierlo,+Noord-Brabant&ll=51.410409,5.546937&spn=0.009516,0.01929&z=16 neighbourhood] with streets named after several characters from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[Legendarium]], while the main road is named ''Tolkien Avenue'' (Dutch: Laan van Tolkien). Though the neighbourhood has streets with names of lesser known characters as [[Farin]], [[Cirion]] and [[Silmariën]], there is no street named after one of the best known characters, [[Bilbo Baggins]]. | ||
==External links== | |||
*{{WP|Geldrop}} | |||
*[http://maps.google.nl/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=Geldrop&aq=&sll=51.410557,5.548139&sspn=0.007923,0.022724&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Geldrop,+Geldrop-Mierlo,+Noord-Brabant&ll=51.410744,5.547774&spn=0.007923,0.022724&z=16 "The Neighbourhood of Tolkien" on GoogleMaps] (Dutch: De Wijk van Tolkien) | |||
[[Category:Cities (real-world)]] | |||
[[Category:Dutch locations]] | |||
Revision as of 15:35, 5 July 2011
Geldrop is a Dutch town which has a neighbourhood with streets named after several characters from J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium, while the main road is named Tolkien Avenue (Dutch: Laan van Tolkien). Though the neighbourhood has streets with names of lesser known characters as Farin, Cirion and Silmariën, there is no street named after one of the best known characters, Bilbo Baggins.
External links
- Geldrop at Wikipedia
- "The Neighbourhood of Tolkien" on GoogleMaps (Dutch: De Wijk van Tolkien)
