Hilvarenbeek () is a

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and a

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in the south of the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, along the border with

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. The biggest tourist attraction is called Beekse Bergen, consisting of a

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, amusement park/playground, holiday

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park, and

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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

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Topography

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

Notable people

Johannes Goropius Becanus Johannes Goropius Becanus () (23 June 1519 – 28 June 1573), born Jan Gerartsen, was a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanism, humanist. Life He was born Jan Gerartsen van Gorp in the hamlet of Gorp, Netherlands, Gorp, in the municipality o ...

(1519 in Gorp – 1573) a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist *

Martinus Becanus Martinus Becanus (6 January 1563 – 24 January 1624) was a Dutch-born Jesuit priest, known as a theologian and controversialist. Life He was born ''Maarten Schellekens'' in Hilvarenbeek in North Brabant; Schellekens is a patronymic and he ado ...

(1563 in Hilvarenbeek – 1624) a Jesuit priest, theologian and controversialist * Jacques Thomassen (born 1945 in Diessen) a Dutch organizational theorist and academic *

Henny Vrienten Henny Vrienten (27 July 1948 – 25 April 2022) was a Dutch musician best known as the singer and bassist of the popular 1980s ska pop band Doe Maar. He also composed television and film scores. Biography Early days Vrienten began his caree ...

(born 1948 in Hilvarenbeek – 2022) a Dutch composer of TV and film scores IMDb Database
retrieved 08 February 2020 * Annie Abrahams (born 1954 in Hilvarenbeek) a Dutch performance artist in video installations and the internet *

Henk Baars Henk Baars (born 3 August 1960 in Diessen) is a former professional Netherlands, Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist who was among the best Dutch cyclo-cross cyclists in the late 1980s to mid 1990s. Baars’ greatest win was when he became World Cha ...

(born 1960 in Diessen) a former professional Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist *

Ronald van Raak Antonius Adrianus Gerardus Maria "Ronald" van Raak (born 30 October 1969) is a Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and former academic. A member of the Socialist Party, he has been a member of the House of Representatives since 30 November 2006 ...

(born 1969 in Hilvarenbeek) a Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and former academic

Gallery

File:Hilvarenbeek - Vrijthof 28 - St. Petrus-Bandenkerk.jpg, Hilvarenbeek, St. Petrus-Bandenkerk File:.. - panoramio (240).jpg, Zicht op de Sint-Petrus' Bandenkerk (Hilvarenbeek) File:Midden-Brabant.jpg, Midden-Brabant File:Achtbaan.jpg, Rollercoaster at De Beekse Bergen (1986) File:Esbeek, standbeeld van baron Edward Remy in de tuin van Huize Rustoord MG 7548 2020-09-14 15.40.jpg, Statue in Esbeek

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of North Brabant Populated places in North Brabant {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub