Bergeijk

Bergeijk
Municipality
Church in Bergeijk
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°19′N 5°21′E / 51.317°N 5.350°ECoordinates: 51°19′N 5°21′E / 51.317°N 5.350°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Driek van de Vondervoort (CDA)
Area[2]
• Total	101.73 km^2 (39.28 sq mi)
• Land	101.18 km^2 (39.07 sq mi)
• Water	0.55 km^2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	32 m (105 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	18,279
• Density	181/km^2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	5560–5575
Area code	040, 0497
Website	www.bergeijk.nl

Bergeijk ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and town in the 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).^[5]

Until 1998 it had the old-fashioned spelling of "Bergeyk". 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 for a program on national radio: Radio Bergeijk, a parody on local radio.

Population centres

• Bergeijk
• Boscheind
• Braambosch
• Hof
• Loo
• Loveren
• Luyksgestel
• Riethoven
• Rijt
• Sengelsbroek
• Walik
• Weebosch
• Westerhoven

Topography

Topographic map of the municipality of Bergeijk, June 2015.

References

1. "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bergeijk. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 5571HB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
5. Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105

External links

• Media related to Bergeijk at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website