Berkelland

Berkelland
Municipality
Church in Borculo

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Berkelland in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 52°7′N 6°32′E / 52.117°N 6.533°E / 52.117; 6.533Coordinates: 52°7′N 6°32′E / 52.117°N 6.533°E / 52.117; 6.533
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 1 January 2005[1]
Government[2]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Joost van Oostrum (VVD)
Area[3]
 • 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[4] 16 m (52 ft)
Population (August 2017)[5]
 • Total 44,133
 • Density 171/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 7150–7165, 7260–7261, 7270–7275
Area code 0544, 0545, 0573
Website gemeenteberkelland.nl

Berkelland ( pronunciation ) 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

Topography

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

Government

The Eibergen community houses the interception station of the Nationale SIGINT Organisatie.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2005" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2005]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Berkelland. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7271AX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Nationale SIGINT Organisatie." (Archive) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.
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