Hilvarenbeek

Hilvarenbeek
Municipality

Former brewery in Hilvarenbeek

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Hilvarenbeek in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°29′N 5°8′E / 51.483°N 5.133°E / 51.483; 5.133Coordinates: 51°29′N 5°8′E / 51.483°N 5.133°E / 51.483; 5.133
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Government[1]
  Body Municipal council
  Mayor Ryan Palmen (VVD)
Area[2]
  Total 96.49 km2 (37.25 sq mi)
  Land 94.93 km2 (36.65 sq mi)
  Water 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 18 m (59 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
  Total 15,092
  Density 159/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 5080–5089
Area code 013
Website www.hilvarenbeek.nl

Hilvarenbeek ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium.

The biggest tourist attraction is called Beekse Bergen, consisting of a safari park, amusement park/playground, holiday bungalow park, and camping parks.

Population centres

The municipality of Hilvarenbeek also includes the following villages with their own churches:

In addition, the following parts were historically separate, but are nowadays more like neighbourhoods: Beerten, Driehuizen, Dun, Gorp, Groenstraat, Groot Loo, Grote Voort, Hoog Spul, Hoogeind, Klein Loo, Kleine Voort, Laag Spul, Rovert, Slibbroek and Westerwijk.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Hilvarenbeek, June 2015.

References

  1. "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Hilvarenbeek. Retrieved 29 May 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 5081CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

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