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Berkelland
Church in Borculo
Church in Borculo
Flag of Berkelland
Flag
Coat of arms of Berkelland
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Berkelland in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 1 January 2005
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 260.53 km2 (100.59 sq mi)
 • Land 258.69 km2 (99.88 sq mi)
 • Water 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Highest elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 44,575
 • Density 172/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7150–7165, 7260–7261, 7270–7275
Area code 0544, 0545, 0573

Berkelland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrkəlɑnt]) 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.

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.

Topography

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

Notable people

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Judith Pietersen, 2013
  • Jobst of Limburg (1560 in Borculo - 1621) Count of Limburg and Bronckhorst
  • Menno ter Braak (1902 in Eibergen – 1940) a Dutch modernist author
  • Annie Borckink (born 1951 in Hupsel) a former speed skater, gold medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics
  • Bert Teunissen (born 1959 in Ruurlo) a Dutch photographer, documents European homes built before WWII
  • Astrid Bussink (born 1975 in Eibergen) a Dutch filmmaker
  • Joris Laarman (born 1979 in Borculo) a Dutch designer, artist and entrepreneur, uses emerging technologies
  • Judith Pietersen (born 1989 in Eibergen) a Dutch volleyball player, competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics

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