Geldrop is a Dutch town in the province of North Brabant with a neighbourhood, Genoenhuis, whose street names are Tolkien related. The neighbourhood also has a school called De Hobbit (The Hobbit), an assisted living facility called Meriadoc, a playground called Sam Gewissies (Sam Gamgee) and several other businesses named after Tolkien characters.
Streets
- Main street: Laan Van Tolkien (Tolkien Avenue)
- Amroth
- Anarion
- Aragorn
- Arwen
- Balin
- Bifur
- Bofur
- Bombadil
- Bombur
- Boromir
- Celeborn
- Cirion
- Denethor
- Dori
- Durin
- Elendil
- Elrond
- Elros
- Eomer
- Erebor
- Fangorn
- Faramir
- Farin
- Fili
- Frodo
- Galadriel
- Gandalf
- Gimli
- Gloin
- Kili
- Legolas
- Nimrodel
- Ori
- Palantir
- Peregrijn (Peregrin)
- Saruman
- Silmarien
- Theoden
- Thorin
- Valandil
- Varda
- Westernisse (Westernesse)
- Yavanna
Paths
- Elenor
- Dwalin
- Groene Weg (Greenway)
- Haradpad (Harad Road)
- Isildur
- Lorien
- Sam Gewissies (Sam Gamgee)
- Zilverlei (Silverlode)
External links
- Geldrop at Wikipedia
- "The Neighbourhood of Tolkien" on GoogleMaps (Dutch: De Wijk van Tolkien)