Berkelland
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Berkelland is a municipality
Municipalities of the Netherlands
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 in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...

. 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
Berkel
The Berkel is a river in the Netherlands and Germany. It is a right tributary of the River IJssel.The river rises in Billerbeck, near the German city of Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia, and crosses the border with the Netherlands near Vreden and Rekken...

, a small river.

Population centres

  • Formerly part of Borculo: Borculo
    Borculo
    Borculo is a former municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands, in the Province of Gelderland.On January first 2005 the municipality Borculo merged with the municipalities of Eibergen, Neede and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland....

    , Geesteren
    Geesteren (Gelderland)
    Geesteren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Berkelland, about 2 km north of Borculo. It was hit by a small tornado 1988, which lifted the party tent to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Geesteren and moved it two meters.Geesteren was a...

    , Gelselaar, Haarlo.
  • Formerly part of Eibergen: Avest, Beltrum
    Beltrum
    Beltrum is a small village in the region called Achterhoek in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.- Religion :Most people of the village belong to the catholic parish 'Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming' which was founded with the building of a parish church in 1853...

    , Eibergen
    Eibergen
    Eibergen is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands in an area called Achterhoek. The administrative cooperation of about 20 municipalities in this region, is called Regio Achterhoek....

    , Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken
    Rekken
    Rekken is a small village in the Dutch municipality of Berkelland. It lies in the most northeast corner of the province Gelderland, about half a mile from the German border. The river Berkel enters The Netherlands east of Rekken...

    , Zwolle.
  • Formerly part of Neede: Achterveld
    Achterveld (Gelderland)
    The Achterveld is a nature environment located outside of Neede, The Netherlands....

    , Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen, Neede
    Neede
    Neede is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.On 1 January 2005 the municipality of Neede merged with the municipalities of Eibergen, Borculo and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland.- Population centres :...

    , Noordijk
    Noordijk
    Noordijk is a small town northwest of Neede, Gelderland, The Netherlands...

    , Noordijkerveld, Rietmolen
    Rietmolen
    Rietmolen is a small town northeast of Neede, Gelderland, The Netherlands...

    .
  • Formerly part of Ruurlo: Brinkmanshoek, De Bruil, De Haar, Heurne
    Heurne
    Heurne is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Aalten, near Aalten in the eastern Netherlands with a population of around 500 inhabitants....

    , Mariënvelde, Ruurlo
    Ruurlo
    Ruurlo is a former municipality and a town in the eastern part of the Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. It has a population of 8,676 in 2004....

    , Veldhoek.

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Berkelland is a municipality
Municipalities of the Netherlands
|All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities , together 418 , excl. the 3 "special municipalities" of the Caribbean Netherlands.Among the municipalities we can distinguish:...

 in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...

. 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
Berkel
The Berkel is a river in the Netherlands and Germany. It is a right tributary of the River IJssel.The river rises in Billerbeck, near the German city of Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia, and crosses the border with the Netherlands near Vreden and Rekken...

, a small river.

Population centres

  • Formerly part of Borculo: Borculo
    Borculo
    Borculo is a former municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands, in the Province of Gelderland.On January first 2005 the municipality Borculo merged with the municipalities of Eibergen, Neede and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland....

    , Geesteren
    Geesteren (Gelderland)
    Geesteren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Berkelland, about 2 km north of Borculo. It was hit by a small tornado 1988, which lifted the party tent to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Geesteren and moved it two meters.Geesteren was a...

    , Gelselaar, Haarlo.
  • Formerly part of Eibergen: Avest, Beltrum
    Beltrum
    Beltrum is a small village in the region called Achterhoek in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.- Religion :Most people of the village belong to the catholic parish 'Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming' which was founded with the building of a parish church in 1853...

    , Eibergen
    Eibergen
    Eibergen is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands in an area called Achterhoek. The administrative cooperation of about 20 municipalities in this region, is called Regio Achterhoek....

    , Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken
    Rekken
    Rekken is a small village in the Dutch municipality of Berkelland. It lies in the most northeast corner of the province Gelderland, about half a mile from the German border. The river Berkel enters The Netherlands east of Rekken...

    , Zwolle.
  • Formerly part of Neede: Achterveld
    Achterveld (Gelderland)
    The Achterveld is a nature environment located outside of Neede, The Netherlands....

    , Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen, Neede
    Neede
    Neede is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.On 1 January 2005 the municipality of Neede merged with the municipalities of Eibergen, Borculo and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland.- Population centres :...

    , Noordijk
    Noordijk
    Noordijk is a small town northwest of Neede, Gelderland, The Netherlands...

    , Noordijkerveld, Rietmolen
    Rietmolen
    Rietmolen is a small town northeast of Neede, Gelderland, The Netherlands...

    .
  • Formerly part of Ruurlo: Brinkmanshoek, De Bruil, De Haar, Heurne
    Heurne
    Heurne is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Aalten, near Aalten in the eastern Netherlands with a population of around 500 inhabitants....

    , Mariënvelde, Ruurlo
    Ruurlo
    Ruurlo is a former municipality and a town in the eastern part of the Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. It has a population of 8,676 in 2004....

    , Veldhoek.

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Berkelland is a municipality
Municipalities of the Netherlands
|All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities , together 418 , excl. the 3 "special municipalities" of the Caribbean Netherlands.Among the municipalities we can distinguish:...

 in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...

. 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
Berkel
The Berkel is a river in the Netherlands and Germany. It is a right tributary of the River IJssel.The river rises in Billerbeck, near the German city of Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia, and crosses the border with the Netherlands near Vreden and Rekken...

, a small river.

Population centres

  • Formerly part of Borculo: Borculo
    Borculo
    Borculo is a former municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands, in the Province of Gelderland.On January first 2005 the municipality Borculo merged with the municipalities of Eibergen, Neede and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland....

    , Geesteren
    Geesteren (Gelderland)
    Geesteren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Berkelland, about 2 km north of Borculo. It was hit by a small tornado 1988, which lifted the party tent to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Geesteren and moved it two meters.Geesteren was a...

    , Gelselaar, Haarlo.
  • Formerly part of Eibergen: Avest, Beltrum
    Beltrum
    Beltrum is a small village in the region called Achterhoek in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.- Religion :Most people of the village belong to the catholic parish 'Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming' which was founded with the building of a parish church in 1853...

    , Eibergen
    Eibergen
    Eibergen is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands in an area called Achterhoek. The administrative cooperation of about 20 municipalities in this region, is called Regio Achterhoek....

    , Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken
    Rekken
    Rekken is a small village in the Dutch municipality of Berkelland. It lies in the most northeast corner of the province Gelderland, about half a mile from the German border. The river Berkel enters The Netherlands east of Rekken...

    , Zwolle.
  • Formerly part of Neede: Achterveld
    Achterveld (Gelderland)
    The Achterveld is a nature environment located outside of Neede, The Netherlands....

    , Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen, Neede
    Neede
    Neede is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.On 1 January 2005 the municipality of Neede merged with the municipalities of Eibergen, Borculo and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland.- Population centres :...

    , Noordijk
    Noordijk
    Noordijk is a small town northwest of Neede, Gelderland, The Netherlands...

    , Noordijkerveld, Rietmolen
    Rietmolen
    Rietmolen is a small town northeast of Neede, Gelderland, The Netherlands...

    .
  • Formerly part of Ruurlo: Brinkmanshoek, De Bruil, De Haar, Heurne
    Heurne
    Heurne is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Aalten, near Aalten in the eastern Netherlands with a population of around 500 inhabitants....

    , Mariënvelde, Ruurlo
    Ruurlo
    Ruurlo is a former municipality and a town in the eastern part of the Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. It has a population of 8,676 in 2004....

    , Veldhoek.

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