Eibergen

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Eibergen


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
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area_total_km2 = 117.56
area_land_km2 = 116.79
area_water_km2 = 0.77
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population_total = 16,626
population_density_km2 = 142
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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.

On January 1 2005 the municipality Eibergen merged with the municipalities of Neede, Borculo and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland.

Population centres

Avest, Beltrum, Eibergen, Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken, Zwolle.

The town of Eibergen

The East boundary of Eibergen is the Dutch-German border, Eibergen counted two official border crossing points on main roads and a small number of border crossing point for limited use on secondary roads. Since border crossing traffic became free and checks are only made inward at a certain distance from the actual border, the border has been 'perforated' by numerous (mostly bicycle) roads.

Because of this border past, a local annual indoor soccer tournament of Eibergen's police has grown to the world's largest sports event of its kind: the World Police Indoor Soccer Tournament. Held in October every year: more than 1.000 police officers from over 30 countries participate.

People born in Eibergen

*Menno ter Braak (1902 - 1940), author and polemicist
*Annie Borckink (born 1951), speed skater
*Astrid Bussink (born 1975), filmmaker
*Anne Markerink (born 1985), martial arts expert and part-time violinist

External links

* [http://www.gemeenteberkelland.nl Official website community Berkelland]
* [http://fotoboek-Eibergen.tk Many recent and older photo's of Eibergen]