Hilvarenbeek

Hilvarenbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɪlˌvaːrə(n)ˈbeːk] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium.

The biggest tourist attraction is called Beekse Bergen, consisting of a safari park, amusement park/playground, holiday bungalow park, and camping parks.

In the centre of the town the Sint-Petrus'-Banden is a Gothic church from the 14th and 15th centuries. The tower is a highlight of the Kempen Gothic.

Population centres

The municipality of Hilvarenbeek also includes the following villages with their own churches:

In addition, the following parts were historically separate, but are nowadays more like neighbourhoods:

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

Johannes Goropius Becanus (1519 in Gorp – 1573) a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist
Martinus Becanus (1563 in Hilvarenbeek – 1624) a Jesuit priest, theologian and controversialist.^[4]
Jacques Thomassen (born 1945 in Diessen) a Dutch organizational theorist and academic
Henny Vrienten (born 1948 in Hilvarenbeek – 2022) a Dutch composer of TV and film scores ^[5]
Annie Abrahams (born 1954 in Hilvarenbeek) a Dutch performance artist in video installations and the internet
Henk Baars (born 1960 in Diessen) a former professional Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist
Ronald van Raak (born 1969 in Hilvarenbeek) a Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and former academic

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