Eibergen
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Area - Land - Water | 117.56 km² 116.79 km² 0.77 km² |
| Population 2004 - Density | 16,626 142/km² |
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.
[edit] Population centres
Avest, Beltrum, Eibergen, Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken, Zwolle.
[edit] The town of Eibergen
The East boundary of Eibergen is the Dutch-German border, Eibergen counted two official border crossing points on main roads and a small number of border crossing point 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. Held in October every year: more than 1.000 police officers from over 30 countries participate.
Eibergen is also the birthplace of the Dutch author and polemicist Menno ter Braak (1902 - 1940).
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