Hilvarenbeek

Hilvarenbeek (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium.

Hilvarenbeek
Municipality
Former brewery in Hilvarenbeek
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°29′N 5°8′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorHarrie Nuijten (acting) (PvdA)
Area
 • Total96.49 km2 (37.25 sq mi)
 • Land94.93 km2 (36.65 sq mi)
 • Water1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[3]
 • Total15,334
 • Density162/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5080–5089
Area code013
Websitewww.hilvarenbeek.nl

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
  • Westerwijk

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Hilvarenbeek, June 2015.

Notable people
J G Becanus
  • Johannes Goropius Becanus (1519 in Gorp – 1573) a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist
  • Martinus Becanus (1563 in Hilvarenbeek – 1624) a Jesuit priest, theologian and controversialist [4]
  • Jacques Thomassen (born 1945 in Diessen) a Dutch organizational theorist and academic
  • Henny Vrienten (born 1948 in Hilvarenbeek) a Dutch composer of TV and film scores [5]
  • Annie Abrahams (born 1954 in Hilvarenbeek) a Dutch performance artist in video installations and the internet
  • Henk Baars (born 1960 in Diessen) a former professional Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist
  • Ronald van Raak (born 1969 in Hilvarenbeek) a Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and former academic
  • Hilvarenbeek, St. Petrus-Bandenkerk
  • Zicht op de Sint-Petrus' Bandenkerk (Hilvarenbeek)
  • Midden-Brabant
  • Rollercoaster at De Beekse Bergen (1986)

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. "Postcodetool for 5081CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2 (1913), Martin Becan retrieved 05 October 2019
  5. IMDb Database retrieved 08 February 2020
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