Berg, Valkenburg

Village in Limburg, Netherlands
50°51′42″N 5°47′0″E / 50.86167°N 5.78333°E / 50.86167; 5.78333CountryNetherlandsProvinceLimburgMunicipalityValkenburg aan de GeulArea • Total1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi)Elevation123 m (404 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,095 • Density2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
6325[1]
Dialing code043

Berg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛr(ə)x]; Limburgish: [ˈbæʀ(ə)x]) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, and lies about 7 km east of Maastricht.

The village was first mentioned in 1139 as Berga, and means hill.[3] Berg is located on the plateau of Margraten and used to be long to the Chapter of Saint Servatius [nl].[4]

The St Monulphus and Gondulphus Church is a three-aisled church made out of chalk stone. It was built between 1931 and 1933.[4]

Berg was home to 314 people in 1840. Until 1982, Berg and the neighbouring hamlet of Terblijt constituted the municipality of Berg en Terblijt, which also covered the small hamlets of Geulhem and Vilt.[5]

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  • Building in Berg
    Building in Berg
  • Amstel Gold Race in Berg
    Amstel Gold Race in Berg
  • House in Berg
    House in Berg
  • Farm in Berg
    Farm in Berg

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6325AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Berg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Berg en Terblijt (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Berg en Terblijt". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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