Eibergen
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Eibergen is a former municipality
and a town in the eastern Netherlands
in an area called Achterhoek
. The administrative cooperation of about 20 municipalities in this region, is called Regio Achterhoek.
On January 1, 2005 the municipality Eibergen merged with the municipalities of Neede
, Borculo
and Ruurlo
into the municipality of Berkelland
.
, Eibergen, Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken
, Zwolle.
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.
In the centre of Eibergen is the De Scheper museum which displays objects from the history of Eibergen and the Achterhoek.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a town in the eastern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in an area called Achterhoek
Achterhoek
The Achterhoek is a region in the eastern part of the Netherlands, Europe.Its name is geographically appropriate because the area lies in the Eastern-most part of Gelderland, and therefore of the Netherlands, protruding into Germany...
. The administrative cooperation of about 20 municipalities in this region, is called Regio Achterhoek.
On January 1, 2005 the municipality Eibergen merged with the municipalities of Neede
Neede
Neede is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.On 1 January 2005 the municipality of Neede merged with the municipalities of Eibergen, Borculo and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland.- Population centres :...
, Borculo
Borculo
Borculo is a former municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands, in the Province of Gelderland.On January first 2005 the municipality Borculo merged with the municipalities of Eibergen, Neede and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland....
and Ruurlo
Ruurlo
Ruurlo is a former municipality and a town in the eastern part of the Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. It has a population of 8,676 in 2004....
into the municipality of Berkelland
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...
.
Population centres
Avest, BeltrumBeltrum
Beltrum is a small village in the region called Achterhoek in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.- Religion :Most people of the village belong to the catholic parish 'Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming' which was founded with the building of a parish church in 1853...
, Eibergen, Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken
Rekken
Rekken is a small village in the Dutch municipality of Berkelland. It lies in the most northeast corner of the province Gelderland, about half a mile from the German border. The river Berkel enters The Netherlands east of Rekken...
, Zwolle.
The town of Eibergen
The town of Eibergen has a population of approximately 12,000 people. Its East boundary is the Dutch-German border and Eibergen used to count two official border crossing points on main roads and a small number of border crossing points for limited use on secondary 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
World Police Indoor Soccer Tournament
The World Police Indoor Soccer Tournament is an international futsal tournament for police officers. This contest takes place every year in Eibergen in the Netherlands. Eibergen is near the border with Germany. In the early 1980s the Eibergen Police department took the initiative to have a...
. Held in October every year: more than 1,000 police officers from over 30 countries participate.
Monuments
The Mallumsche Molen is an old water mill, build in 1753. It lies on the Mallumsche Molenweg together with the Muldershuis and opens every Saturday to show how flour can be ground by the water mill.In the centre of Eibergen is the De Scheper museum which displays objects from the history of Eibergen and the Achterhoek.
People born in Eibergen
- Willem Sluyter (1627-1673), vicar and writer
- Hendrik Odink (1889-1973), writer and local historian
- Menno ter BraakMenno ter BraakMenno ter Braak was a Dutch modernist author.-Early career:Ter Braak was born in Eibergen and grew up in the town of Tiel where he proved to be an exemplary student of great intelligence. He went on to the University of Amsterdam where he majored in Dutch and History...
(1902-1940), author and polemicist - Annie BorckinkAnnie BorckinkAnna Johanna Geertruida Maria Borckink is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. She won the gold medal in the women's 1500 metres event, with Dutch teammate Ria Visser winning the silver medal...
(born 1951), speed skater - Astrid BussinkAstrid BussinkAstrid Bussink is a Dutch filmmaker. Her debut film is the documentary Angelmakers.She studied fine art at the Academy of fine Arts, AKI, Enschede in the Netherlands and her Master in film at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland.During this Master she shot her award winning documentary 'The...
(born 1975), filmmaker