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Bergeijk
Municipality
Church of 't Hof, Bergeijk
Church of 't Hof, Bergeijk
Flag of Bergeijk
Flag
 Coat of arms of Bergeijk
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Bergeijk in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 101.73 km2 (39.28 sq mi)
 • Land 101.18 km2 (39.07 sq mi)
 • Water 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 18,279
 • Density 181/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5560–5575
Area code 040, 0497

Bergeijk (Dutch: [bɛrxˈɛik] or [bɛrəxˈʔɛik]; Brabantian: Bérgààjk) is a municipality and town in southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It consists of an area of 101.73 km2 (39.28 sq mi) and had a population of 18,279 in 2014. 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).

Bergeijk has traditionally been 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

  • Bergeijk
  • Boscheind
  • Braambosch
  • Hof
  • 't Loo
  • Loveren
  • Luyksgestel
  • Riethoven
  • Rijt
  • Sengelsbroek
  • Walik
  • Weebosch
  • Westerhoven

Topography

Gem-Bergeijk-OpenTopo.jpg

Topographic map of the municipality of Bergeijk, June 2015.

Notable people

14 Henk van Gerven
Henk van Gerven, 2008
  • 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

  • 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

  • Bergeijk Glockenturm 2

    Bergeijk, clock tower

  • Luyksgestel, windkorenmolen De Deen RM26323 foto3 2012-09-16 16.20

    Luyksgestel, windkorenmolen, De Deen

  • Saint Valentine Chapel Westerhoven

    Saint Valentine Chapel Westerhoven

  • Broekhoven Riethoven Winter

    Farmhouses in winter in Broekhoven, near Riethoven

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