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Former brewery in Hilvarenbeek
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Location in North Brabant |
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| Coordinates: 51°29′N 5°8′E / 51.483°N 5.133°ECoordinates: 51°29′N 5°8′E / 51.483°N 5.133°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Ryan Palmen (VVD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 96.49 km2 (37.25 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 94.93 km2 (36.65 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 15,092 | ||
| • Density | 159/km2 (410/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 5080–5089 | ||
| Area code | 013 | ||
| Website | www |
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Hilvarenbeek (
pronunciation ) 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.
The municipality of Hilvarenbeek also includes the following villages with their own churches:
In addition, the following parts were historically separate, but are nowadays more like neighbourhoods: Beerten, Driehuizen, Dun, Gorp, Groenstraat, Groot Loo, Grote Voort, Hoog Spul, Hoogeind, Klein Loo, Kleine Voort, Laag Spul, Rovert, Slibbroek and Westerwijk.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Hilvarenbeek, June 2015.