Hilvarenbeek

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Hilvarenbeek


mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = North Brabant
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 96.48
area_land_km2 = 94.92
area_water_km2 = 1.56
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 15113
population_density_km2 = 159
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2

Hilvarenbeek (pronunciation|204 Hilvarenbeek.ogg) is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium.

Population centres

The municipality of Hilvarenbeek also includes the following villages with their own churches: Baarschot, Biest-Houtakker, Diessen, Esbeek and Haghorst.

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.

The biggest touristic attraction is called Beekse Bergen, consisting of a zoo, amusement park, holiday bungalow park, and camping parks.

External links

* [http://www.hilvarenbeek.nl/ Official website]