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From January 1, 2005, Berkelland is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. It was created by a merger of the former municipalities Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, and Ruurlo. The municipality is named after the Berkel, a small river.
Population centres
- formerly part of Borculo: Borculo, Geesteren, Gelselaar, Haarlo.
- formerly part of Eibergen: Avest, Beltrum, Eibergen, Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken, Zwolle.
- formerly part of Neede: Achterveld, Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen, Neede, Noordijk, Noordijkerveld, Rietmolen.
- formerly part of Ruurlo: Brinkmanshoek, De Bruil, De Haar, Heurne, Mariënvelde, Ruurlo, Veldhoek
Borculo
Borculo received city rights in 1375.
Eibergen
Eibergen is close to 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 secundary 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.
External links
Official site (http://www.gemeenteberkelland.nl/)
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