Valkenswaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌvɑlkə(n)sˈʋaːrt] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant.
In the 19th and 20th century, a number of large cigar factories were founded in Valkenswaard, the two most renowned of which being Willem II and Hofnar.
A Second World War cemetery containing 220 British soldiers was created near Valkenswaard in October 1944.
The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).
Map of the municipality of Valkenswaard, June 2015 This North Brabant location article is a stub.