Bekveld
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bekveld
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| settlement_type = Hamlet
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands
| image_map = Map - NL - Bronckhorst - Wijk 00 Hengelo - Buurt 07 Verspreide huizen Bekveld en Gooi.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Gooi and Bekveld in the municipality of Bronckhorst
| coordinates = {{coord|52|3|N|6|18|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Bronckhorst
| subdivision_type3 = Village
| subdivision_name3 = Hengelo
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title = Postcodetool for 7255KA
|language = nl
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|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
|access-date = 27 September 2023}}
| elevation_m = 13.8
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| population_total = {{circa|350}} (together with Gooi)
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 7255
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| area_code = 0313
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Bekveld ({{IPA|nl|ˈbɛkfɛlt}}) is a hamlet located in the Dutch municipality of Bronckhorst in Gelderland. It is located between Hengelo, {{ill|Keijenborg|nl}} and {{ill|Toldijk|nl}}. Before the municipal reorganization in 2005, Bekveld belonged to the municipality of Hengelo.
In 2010, the hamlets of {{ill|Gooi, Gelderland|lt=Gooi|nl|Gooi (Bronckhorst)}} and Bekveld together had 135 houses and 360 inhabitants.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/NR/rdonlyres/EA1F8F3D-CAB2-4F49-A5FB-86F020C2EF50/0/Bronckhorst.pdf |title=Gemeente Op Maat. Bronckhorst |website=Statistics Netherlands |access-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044901/http://www.cbs.nl/NR/rdonlyres/EA1F8F3D-CAB2-4F49-A5FB-86F020C2EF50/0/Bronckhorst.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |language=nl}} This population was still 350 in 2023.
The Bekveld Tug of War Association (TTV Bekveld) has existed since 1968. The club was, among other things, Dutch youth tug-of-war champion (1970) and third at the world championships (1985).{{Cite web |url=http://www.ttvbekveld.nl/site/bekveld/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304135332/http://www.ttvbekveld.nl/site/bekveld/ |archive-date=4 March 2014 |title=40 jaar Bekveld |website=TTV Bekveld |access-date=27 September 2023 |language=nl}}
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{{Dutch municipality Bronckhorst}}
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Category:Populated places in Gelderland
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