Bergeijk | |
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 Church of 't Hof, Bergeijk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′N 5°21′E / 51.317°N 5.350°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Arinda Callewaert (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 101.75 km2 (39.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 101.00 km2 (39.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 18,754 |
| • Density | 186/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5560–5575 |
| Area code | 040, 0497 |
| Website | www |
Bergeijk (pronounced [bɛrɣˈɛik] ⓘ) (Brabantian: Bérgààjk) is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It consists of an area of 101.75 km2 (39.29 sq mi) and had a population of 18,754 in 2021. It is one of 21 municipalities, including Eindhoven, that make up the Eindhoven Region Cooperative (Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven).
The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[5]
Bergeijk is traditionally an agricultural area, but tourism and recreation are steadily gaining importance. Among the facilities in the municipality of Bergeijk is a bungalow park in the village Westerhoven.
Bergeijk is known in the Netherlands as a Rietveld village, for its architecture by De Stijl architect Gerrit Rietveld, and for a program on national radio: Radio Bergeijk, a parody on local radio.
Population centres[edit]
- Bergeijk
- Boscheind
- Braambosch
- Hof
- 't Loo
- Loveren
- Luyksgestel
- Riethoven
- Rijt
- Sengelsbroek
- Walik
- Weebosch
- Westerhoven
Topography[edit]
Topographic map of the municipality of Bergeijk, June 2015.
Notable people[edit]
- Henk van Gerven (born 1955 in Riethoven) a Dutch politician and general practitioner
- Wilbert Das (born 1963) a Dutch fashion designer, grew up in Riethoven
Sport[edit]
- Harm van Veldhoven (born 1962 in Luyksgestel) a Dutch-Belgian football manager
- Kees Koolen (born 1965 in Bergeijk) a Dutch rally raid racer and businessman
- Tommie van der Leegte (born 1977 in Bergeijk) a retired Dutch footballer with 334 club caps
- Rudi van Houts (born 1984 in Luyksgestel) a Dutch road cyclist and mountain biker, competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
- Harrie Lavreysen (born 1997 in Luyksgestel) double Olympic champion in track cycling at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Gallery[edit]
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Bergeijk, clock tower -
Luyksgestel, windkorenmolen, De Deen -
Saint Valentine Chapel Westerhoven -
Farmhouses in winter in Broekhoven, near Riethoven
References[edit]
- ^ "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bergeijk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5571HB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105
External links[edit]
Media related to Bergeijk at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
Places adjacent to Bergeijk | |
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