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{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Bergeijk
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Bergeijk, de Sint-Petrus' Bandenkerk of de Hofkerk RM9258 IMG 7498 2020-09-14 12.43.jpg
| image_alt               =
| image_caption           = Church of 't Hof, Bergeijk
| image_flag              = Flag of Bergeijk.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
| flag_alt                =
| image_shield            = Coat of arms of Bergeijk.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              =
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| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 1724 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Bergeijk in a municipal map of North Brabant
| map_caption             = Location in North Brabant
| coordinates             = {{coord|51|19|N|5|21|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   =
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Brabant]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
|url = http://www.bergeijk.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college-van-bw_42465/
|title = Samenstelling college van B&W
|trans-title = Members of the board of mayor and aldermen
|language = nl
|publisher = Gemeente Bergeijk
|access-date = 28 April 2014
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080439/http://www.bergeijk.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college-van-bw_42465/
|archive-date = 29 April 2014
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Arinda Callewaert]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Bergeijk}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Bergeijk}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Bergeijk}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web
|url = http://www.ahn.nl/common-nlm/postcodetool.html
|title = Postcodetool for 5571HB
|language = nl
|author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
|access-date = 28 April 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 32
| elevation_min_m         =
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| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Bergeijk}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Bergeijk}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
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| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 5560–5575
| area_code               = 040, 0497
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| unemployment_rate =
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.bergeijk.nl}}
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| elevation_max_m         =
| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
}}
'''Bergeijk''' ({{IPA|nl|bɛrxˈɛik|lang|175 Bergeijk.ogg}} {{IPA|nl|bɛrəxˈʔɛik|label=or}}; {{langx|nl|label=[[Brabantian dialect|Brabantian]]|Bérgààjk}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and town in southern [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Brabant]]. It consists of an area of {{convert|{{Dutch municipality total area|Bergeijk}}|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Bergeijk}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}}. It is one of 21 municipalities, including [[Eindhoven]], that make up the Eindhoven Region Cooperative (''Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven'').
The spoken language is Kempenlands (an [[East Brabantian]] dialect, which is very similar to colloquial [[Dutch language|Dutch]]).<ref>Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, {{ISBN|9012090105}}</ref>
Bergeijk has traditionally been an [[agriculture|agricultural]] area, but [[tourism]] and recreation are steadily gaining importance. Among the facilities in the municipality of Bergeijk is a bungalow park in the village [[Westerhoven]].
Bergeijk is known in the Netherlands as a [[Gerrit Rietveld|Rietveld]] village, for its architecture by [[De Stijl]] [[architect]] Gerrit Rietveld, and for a program on national radio: [[Radio Bergeijk]], a parody on local radio.
== Population centres ==
{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|
* Bergeijk
* Boscheind
* Braambosch
* Hof
* 't Loo
* Loveren
* [[Luyksgestel]]
* [[Riethoven]]
* Rijt
* Sengelsbroek
* [[Walik]]
* Weebosch
* [[Westerhoven]]
}}
==Topography==
[[File:Gem-Bergeijk-OpenTopo.jpg|475px|]]
''Topographic map of the municipality of Bergeijk, June 2015.''
== Notable people ==
[[File:14 Henk van Gerven.jpg|140px|thumb|Henk van Gerven, 2008]]
* [[Henk van Gerven]] (born 1955 in Riethoven) a Dutch politician and general practitioner
* [[Wilbert Das]] (born 1963) a Dutch fashion designer, grew up in Riethoven
=== Sport ===
* [[Harm van Veldhoven]] (born 1962 in Luyksgestel) a Dutch-Belgian football manager
* [[Kees Koolen]] (born 1965 in Bergeijk) a Dutch [[rally raid]] racer and businessman
* [[Tommie van der Leegte]] (born 1977 in Bergeijk) a retired Dutch footballer with 334 club caps
* [[Rudi van Houts]] (born 1984 in Luyksgestel) a Dutch road cyclist and mountain biker, competed in the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] and [[2012 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Harrie Lavreysen]] (born 1997 in Luyksgestel) double Olympic champion in track cycling at the [[2021 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Bergeijk Glockenturm 2.jpg|Bergeijk, clock tower
File:Luyksgestel, windkorenmolen De Deen RM26323 foto3 2012-09-16 16.20.jpg|Luyksgestel, windkorenmolen, De Deen
File:Saint Valentine Chapel Westerhoven.jpg|Saint Valentine Chapel Westerhoven
File:Broekhoven Riethoven Winter.jpg|Farmhouses in winter in Broekhoven, near Riethoven
</gallery>
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
== External links ==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.bergeijk.nl Official website]
{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Bergeijk
| North     = [[Eersel]], [[Veldhoven]]
| Northeast = [[Waalre]]
| East      = [[Valkenswaard]]
| South     = [[Lommel]] ([[Belgium|BE]]-[[Limburg (Belgium)|VLI]])
| West      = [[Mol, Belgium|Mol]] ([[Belgium|BE]]-[[Antwerp (province)|VAN]])
| Northwest = [[Bladel]]
}}
{{Dutch municipality Bergeijk}}
{{North Brabant Province}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Bergeijk| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]
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