Ooievaarsnest is a neighborhood in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The neighborhood is located in the quarter of Oud Kasteel and district of Gestel, in the extreme southwest of the city and adjoins the southwestern city limits. It is separated from Veldhoven only by the A2 motorway.
The name of the neighborhood literally means "stork's nest". The neighborhood was named after a 15th-century farm that was located within the area. This farm was torn down around 1970 to make way for new housing, after which housing construction commenced around 1975. Construction started with the Ontginningsweg (litt. Land reclamation road), which was originally laid as a service road for construction vehicles, and moved outward from there in two directions.
References Wijk Oud Kasteel, eindhoven.nl Eindhoven Buurtmonitor , statistical data from the Eindhoven municipality