Bergeijk
Bergeijk (pronounced [bɛrɣˈɛik] ⓘ) 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).
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 |
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
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Luyksgestel, windkorenmolen, De Deen
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Saint Valentine Chapel Westerhoven
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Farmhouses in winter in Broekhoven, near Riethoven
References edit
- ^ [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