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Berkelland

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Country
  
Netherlands

Elevation
  
16 m (52 ft)

Area code
  
0544, 0545, 0573

Local time
  
Saturday 7:37 PM

Established
  
1 January 2005

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
260.4 km²

Province
  
Gelderland

Berkelland

Postcode
  
7150–7165, 7260–7261, 7270–7275

Weather
  
10°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 81% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Kristalmuseum, Brandweer‑ en Stormram, Museum De Scheper, Boerderij‑Museum De Lebbenbrugge

Berkelland ( pronunciation ) is a municipality in the Netherlands province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the merger of the former municipalities of Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, and Ruurlo. The new municipality was named after the Berkel, a small river.

Contents

Map of Berkelland, Netherlands

Population centres

  • Formerly part of Borculo: Borculo, Geesteren, Gelselaar, Haarlo.
  • Formerly part of Eibergen: Avest, Beltrum, Eibergen, Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken, Zwolle.
  • Formerly part of Neede: Achterveld, Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen, Neede, Noordijk, Noordijkerveld, Rietmolen.
  • Formerly part of Ruurlo: Brinkmanshoek, De Bruil, De Haar, Heurne, Mariënvelde, Ruurlo, Veldhoek.

    • Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Berkelland, June 2015.

    Government

    The Eibergen community houses the interception station of the Nationale SIGINT Organisatie.

    References

    Berkelland Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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