Berkelland
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
- Formerly part of Borculo: Borculo, Geesteren, Gelselaar, Haarlo.
- Formerly part of Eibergen: Avest, Beltrum, Eibergen, Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken, Zwolle.
- Formerly part of Neede: Achterveld, Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen, Neede, Noordijk, Noordijkerveld, Rietmolen.
- 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.Notable people
- Jobst of Limburg Count of Limburg and Bronckhorst
- Menno ter Braak a Dutch modernist author
- Annie Borckink a former speed skater, gold medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Bert Teunissen a Dutch photographer, documents European homes built before WWII
- Astrid Bussink a Dutch filmmaker
- Joris Laarman a Dutch designer, artist and entrepreneur, uses emerging technologies
- Judith Pietersen a Dutch volleyball player, competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics