Berkelland () 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
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Formerly part of Borculo: Borculo, Geesteren, Gelselaar, Haarlo.
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Formerly part of Eibergen: Avest, Beltrum, Eibergen, Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken, Zwolle.
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Formerly part of Neede: Achterveld, Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen, Neede, Noordijk, Noordijkerveld, Rietmolen.
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Formerly part of Ruurlo: Brinkmanshoek, De Bruil, De Haar, Heurne, Mariënvelde, Ruurlo, Veldhoek.
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Berkelland, June 2015.
Government
The
Eibergen community houses the interception station of the
Nationale SIGINT Organisatie.
[" Nationale SIGINT Organisatie." ( Archive) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.]
Notable people
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Jobst of Limburg (1560 in Borculo - 1621) Count of Limburg and Bronckhorst
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Menno ter Braak (1902 in Eibergen – 1940) a Dutch modernist author
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Annie Borckink (born 1951 in Hupsel) a former speed skater, gold medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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Bert Teunissen (born 1959 in Ruurlo) a Dutch photographer, documents European homes built before WWII
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Astrid Bussink (born 1975 in Eibergen) a Dutch filmmaker
[ IMDb Database retrieved 9 August 2019 ]
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Joris Laarman (born 1979 in Borculo) a Dutch designer, artist and entrepreneur, uses emerging technologies
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Judith Pietersen (born 1989 in Eibergen) a Dutch volleyball player, competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics
Gallery
File:Ruurlo, de Sint Willibrorduskerk foto1 2012-07-22 11.13.JPG|Ruurlo, de Sint Willibrorduskerk
File:Borculo-hofstraat-196692.jpg|Borculo-hofstraat
File:Bocht in de berkel.JPG|Bocht in de berkel
File:Hupsel, de Keet.JPG|Hupsel, de Keet
Climate
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