Berkelland

Berkelland is a municipality in the Netherlands province of Gelderland. 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, 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.

Topography


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

Government
The Eibergen community houses the interception station of the Nationale SIGINT Organisatie.

Notable people

 * Jobst of Limburg (1560 in Borculo - 1621) Count of Limburg and Bronckhorst
 * Menno ter Braak (1902 in Eibergen – 1940) a Dutch modernist author
 * Annie Borckink (born 1951 in Hupsel) a former speed skater, gold medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics
 * Bert Teunissen (born 1959 in Ruurlo) a Dutch photographer, documents European homes built before WWII
 * Astrid Bussink (born 1975 in Eibergen) a Dutch filmmaker
 * 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