Bergeijk

Bergeijk

Bergeijk

Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands

Bergeijk (pronounced [bɛrɣˈɛik] ⓘ) (Brabantian: Bérgààjk) is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It consists of an area of 101.75 km2 (39.29 sq mi) and had a population of 18,754 in 2021. It is one of 21 municipalities, including Eindhoven, that make up the Eindhoven Region Cooperative (Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven).

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The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[5]

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 as a Rietveld village, for its architecture by De Stijl architect Gerrit Rietveld, and for a program on national radio: Radio Bergeijk, a parody on local radio.

Population centres

Topography

Topographic map of the municipality of Bergeijk, June 2015.

Notable people

Henk van Gerven, 2008
  • Henk van Gerven (born 1955 in Riethoven) a Dutch politician and general practitioner
  • Wilbert Das (born 1963) a Dutch fashion designer, grew up in Riethoven

Sport

  • Bergeijk, clock tower
  • Luyksgestel, windkorenmolen, De Deen
  • Saint Valentine Chapel Westerhoven
  • Farmhouses in winter in Broekhoven, near Riethoven

References

  1. [1]
    "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bergeijk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Postcodetool for 5571HB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. [5]
    Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105


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