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| Hilvarenbeek | |||
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| Coordinates: 51°29′N 5°08′E / 51.483°N 5.133°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 96.48 km2 (37.3 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 94.92 km2 (36.6 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.56 km2 (0.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January, 2007) | |||
| • Total | 15,113 | ||
| • Density | 159/km2 (411.8/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Hilvarenbeek (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium.
[edit] Population centres
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.
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Coordinates: 51°29′N 5°08′E / 51.483°N 5.133°E
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