Hilvarenbeek
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hilvarenbeek
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Hilvarenbeek - St. Sebastiaanstraat 4 - Bierbrouwerij de Roos (1).jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Former brewery now museum in Hilvarenbeek
| image_flag = Hilvarenbeek vlag.svg
| flag_size = 100x67px
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| image_shield = Coat of arms of Hilvarenbeek.svg
| shield_size = 100x80px
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| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0798 (2009).svg
| map_alt = Highlighted position of Hilvarenbeek in a municipal map of North Brabant
| map_caption = Location in North Brabant
| coordinates = {{coord|51|29|N|5|8|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = North Brabant
| government_footnotes =
| governing_body = Municipal council
| leader_party = PvdA
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Harrie Nuijten (acting)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}
| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Hilvarenbeek}}
| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Hilvarenbeek}}
| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Hilvarenbeek}}
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web
|url=http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title=Postcodetool for 5081CA
|language=nl
|work=Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher=Het Waterschapshuis
|access-date=29 May 2014
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|archive-date=21 September 2013
}}
| elevation_m = 18
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| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}
| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Hilvarenbeek}}
| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Hilvarenbeek}}
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| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 5080–5089
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 013
| website = {{URL|1=http://www.hilvarenbeek.nl}}
| footnotes =
}}
Hilvarenbeek ({{IPA|nl|ɦɪlˌvaːrə(m)ˈbeːk|-|204 Hilvarenbeek.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium.
The biggest tourist attraction is called Beekse Bergen, consisting of a safari park, amusement park/playground, holiday bungalow park, and camping parks.
In the centre of the town the Sint-Petrus'-Banden is a Gothic church from the 14th and 15th centuries. The tower is a highlight of the Kempen Gothic.
Population centres
The municipality of Hilvarenbeek also includes the following villages with their own churches:
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- Baarschot (village-like hamlet without church but a Maria cave)
- Biest-Houtakker
- Diessen
- Esbeek
- Haghorst
}}
In addition, the following parts were historically separate, but are nowadays more like neighbourhoods:
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- Beerten
- Driehuizen
- Dun
- Gorp
- Groenstraat
- Groot Loo
- Grote Voort
- Hoog Spul
- Hoogeind
- Klein Loo
- Kleine Voort
- Laag Spul
- Rovert
- Slibbroek
- Westerwijk
}}
=Topography=
File:Gem-Hilvarenbeek-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Hilvarenbeek, June 2015.
Notable people
File:Johannes Goropius Becanus.jpg
- Johannes Goropius Becanus (1519 in Gorp – 1573) a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist
- Martinus Becanus (1563 in Hilvarenbeek – 1624) a Jesuit priest, theologian and controversialist.{{cite CE1913|wstitle= Martin Becan |volume= 2 |last= O'Loughlin |first= Francis D. |short=1}}
- Jacques Thomassen (born 1945 in Diessen) a Dutch organizational theorist and academic
- Henny Vrienten (born 1948 in Hilvarenbeek – 2022) a Dutch composer of TV and film scores [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0904087/ IMDb Database] retrieved 08 February 2020
- Annie Abrahams (born 1954 in Hilvarenbeek) a Dutch performance artist in video installations and the internet
- Henk Baars (born 1960 in Diessen) a former professional Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist
- Ronald van Raak (born 1969 in Hilvarenbeek) a Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and former academic
Gallery
File:Hilvarenbeek - Vrijthof 28 - St. Petrus-Bandenkerk.jpg|Hilvarenbeek, St. Petrus-Bandenkerk
File:.. - panoramio (240).jpg|Zicht op de Sint-Petrus' Bandenkerk (Hilvarenbeek)
File:Midden-Brabant.jpg|Midden-Brabant
File:Achtbaan.jpg|Rollercoaster at De Beekse Bergen (1986)
File:Esbeek, standbeeld van baron Edward Remy in de tuin van Huize Rustoord MG 7548 2020-09-14 15.40.jpg|Statue in Esbeek
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.hilvarenbeek.nl/ Official website]
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Hilvarenbeek
| North = Oisterwijk
| East = Oirschot
| Southeast = Bladel
| South = Reusel-De Mierden
| West = Goirle
| Northwest = Tilburg
}}
{{North Brabant Province}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of North Brabant
Category:Populated places in North Brabant
{{NorthBrabant-geo-stub}}