Berkelland

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Berkelland
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Area (2006)
- Municipality	260.43 km²  (100.6 sq mi)
- Land	258.72 km² (99.9 sq mi)
- Water	1.70 km² (0.7 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Municipality	45,187
- Density	175/km² (453.2/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Berkelland (pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the Netherlands province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the merger of the former municipalities of Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, and Ruurlo. The new municipality was named after the Berkel, a small river.

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• Formerly part of Borculo: Borculo, Geesteren, Gelselaar, Haarlo.
• Formerly part of Eibergen: Avest, Beltrum, Eibergen, Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken, Zwolle.
• Formerly part of Neede: Achterveld, Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen, Neede, Noordijk, Noordijkerveld, Rietmolen.
• Formerly part of Ruurlo: Brinkmanshoek, De Bruil, De Haar, Heurne, Mariënvelde, Ruurlo, Veldhoek.

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