Hilvarenbeek
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| Hilvarenbeek | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | North Brabant |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 96.48 km² (37.3 sq mi) |
| - Land | 94.92 km² (36.6 sq mi) |
| - Water | 1.56 km² (0.6 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 15,113 |
| - Density | 159/km² (411.8/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Hilvarenbeek (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium.
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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.
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