Hilvarenbeek
| Hilvarenbeek | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Former brewery in Hilvarenbeek | |||
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.svg.png) Location in North Brabant | |||
| Coordinates: 51°29′N 5°8′E / 51.483°N 5.133°ECoordinates: 51°29′N 5°8′E / 51.483°N 5.133°E | |||
| 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 |
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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
- ↑ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Hilvarenbeek. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 5081CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Hilvarenbeek at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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