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The 1970s, 1980s and 1990s saw large-scale housing developments in the districts of Woensel-Zuid and Woensel-Noord, making Eindhoven the fifth-largest city in the Netherlands.

At the turn of the 20th to 21st century, a whole new housing development called Meerhoven was constructed at the site of the old airport of Welschap, west of Eindhoven.

The airport itself, now called Eindhoven Airport, had moved earlier to a new location, paving the way for much needed new houses.

Meerhoven is part of the Strijp district and partially lies on lands annexed from the municipality of Veldhoven.