Hilvarenbeek
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Municipality
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Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Area
(2006)
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• Total | 96.48 km2 (37.25 sq mi) |
• Land | 94.92 km2 (36.65 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
Population
(1 January, 2007)
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• Total | 15,113 |
• Density | 159/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Source: CBS, Statline. | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hilvarenbeek (pronunciationⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium.
The municipality of Hilvarenbeek also includes the following villages with their own churches: Baarschot, Biest-Houtakker, Diessen, Esbeek and Haghorst.
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.
The biggest touristic attraction is called Beekse Bergen, consisting of a zoo, amusement park, holiday bungalow park, and camping parks.
51°29′N 5°08′E / 51.483°N 5.133°E / 51.483; 5.133
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