Country Netherlands Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area code 040, 0497 Area 101.7 km² Province North Brabant | Elevation 32 m (105 ft) Postcode 5560–5575 Website www.bergeijk.nl Local time Saturday 5:36 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Bergeijk ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It consists of an area of 101.73 km2 (39.28 sq mi) and had a population of 18,279 in 2014. It is one of 21 municipalities, including Eindhoven, that make up the Eindhoven Region Cooperative (Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven).
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Map of Bergeijk, Netherlands
The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).
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.
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Topographic map of the municipality of Bergeijk, June 2015.