Bergeijk

Bergeijk
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°19′N 5°22′E / 51.317°N 5.367°E / 51.317; 5.367
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Area(2006)
• Total	101.79 km2 (39.3 sq mi)
• Land	101.04 km2 (39 sq mi)
• Water	0.74 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population (30 December, 2009)
• Total	18,087
• Density	179/km2 (463.6/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Bergeijk ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It has an area of 103 square kilometers and a population of 18,027 in 2005. Population density is 175 people per square kilometer. It is one of 21 municipalities, including Eindhoven, that make up the Eindhoven Region Cooperative (Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven).

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

External links

• Official Website

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Coordinates: 51°19′N 5°22′E / 51.317°N 5.367°E / 51.317; 5.367

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