Berkelland () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

province of

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

. 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 The Berkel () is a river in the Netherlands and Germany. It is a right tributary of the 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 ( ...

, a small river.

Population centres

*Formerly part of Borculo:

Borculo Borculo is a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland. Borculo was an independent municipality until 2005, when it merged with Eibergen, Neede, and Ruurlo. Other population centers in the municipality of Bo ...

, Geesteren, Gelselaar, Haarlo. *Formerly part of Eibergen:

Avest Avest (; Achterhoeks: ; also ''Aves'', ''Oves'') is a hamlet in the municipality of Berkelland in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It is originally a hamlet that fell within the of Borculo, the Groenlo and the of Beltrum. In 1552 ...

, Beltrum,

Eibergen Eibergen (Low Saxon: ''Eibarge'') is a town and former Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Gelderland in the Eastern Netherlands. It is part of the Achterhoek cultural region. The administrative cooperation of about 20 municipalitie ...

, Holterhoek,

Hupsel Eibergen (Low Saxon: ''Eibarge'') is a town and former Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Gelderland in the Eastern Netherlands. It is part of the Achterhoek cultural region. The administrative cooperation of about 20 municipalitie ...

, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen,

Rekken Rekken is a village in the Dutch municipality of Berkelland. It lies in the most northeast corner of the province of Gelderland, about half a mile from the German border. The river Berkel enters The Netherlands east of Rekken. Rekken is also k ...

Zwolle Zwolle () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the Capital city, capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel ...

. *Formerly part of Neede:

Achterveld Achterveld is a village in the central Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Leusden, Utrecht and is located about 8 km east of Amersfoort. A small part of the village is located in Barneveld. The village is a Catholic enclave ...

, Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen,

Neede Neede is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the ...

Noordijk Noordijk may refer to: * Noordijk, Gelderland, a place in the Dutch province of Gelderland * Noordijk, Overijssel, a place in the Dutch province of Overijssel See also * Noorddijk (disambiguation) {{geodis ...

, Noordijkerveld,

Rietmolen Rietmolen is a village in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland. It was first mentioned in the 1630s as Rytmuelerbrugh, and means "windmill along a stream". Since 1712, the inn Reetmölle was used as ...

. *Formerly part of Ruurlo: Brinkmanshoek, De Bruil, De Haar,

Heurne Heurne is a hamlet in the municipality of Aalten, near Aalten ( Achterhoek region) in the eastern Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overse ...

, Mariënvelde,

Ruurlo Ruurlo is a village and former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the eastern part of the Netherlands. The town has a station on the Zutphen to Winterswijk railway line, and is served by trains every half-hour in both directions. In ...

, Veldhoek.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Berkelland, June 2015.''

Government

The

community houses the interception station of the ''

Nationale SIGINT Organisatie The Nationale SIGINT Organisatie (NSO) was the Dutch signals intelligence (SIGINT) organisation, which was part of the Ministry of Defence, but worked for both the military intelligence and security agency MIVD as for its civilian counterpart ...

''.

Notable people

* Jobst of Limburg (1560 in Borculo - 1621) Count of Limburg and Bronckhorst *

Menno ter Braak Menno ter Braak (26 January 1902 – 14 May 1940) was a Dutch modernist writer, critic, essayist, and journalist. Early career Ter Braak was born in Eibergen and grew up in the town of Tiel where he was an exemplary student. He went on to th ...

(1902 in Eibergen – 1940) a Dutch modernist author *

Annie Borckink Anna "Annie" Johanna Geertruida Maria Borckink (born 17 October 1951) is a former speed skating, speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Lake Placid, United State ...

(born 1951 in Hupsel) a former speed skater, gold medallist at the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

* Bert Teunissen (born 1959 in Ruurlo) a Dutch photographer, documents European homes built before WWII *

Astrid Bussink Astrid Bussink (born 1975 in Eibergen, Gelderland) is a Dutch filmmaker. Her debut film is the documentary ''The Angelmakers''. She studied fine art at the Academy of fine Arts, AKI, Enschede (BA) in the Netherlands and her Master in film at ...

(born 1975 in Eibergen) a Dutch filmmaker IMDb Database
retrieved 9 August 2019 * Joris Laarman (born 1979 in Borculo) a Dutch designer, artist and entrepreneur, uses emerging technologies * Judith Pietersen (born 1989 in Eibergen) a Dutch volleyball player, competed in the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

Gallery

File:Ruurlo, de Sint Willibrorduskerk foto1 2012-07-22 11.13.JPG, Ruurlo, de Sint Willibrorduskerk File:Borculo-hofstraat-196692.jpg, Borculo-hofstraat File:Bocht in de berkel.JPG, Bocht in de berkel File:Hupsel, de Keet.JPG, Hupsel, de Keet

Climate

References

External links

*
Official website
Achterhoek Municipalities of Gelderland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2005 {{Gelderland-geo-stub