Bergen, Limburg

Bergen
Bergen ; Baerge
	Municipality
	Church in Afferden
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Limburg
	Coordinates: 51°36′N 6°3′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Manon Pelzer (CDA)
Area [2]
• Total	108.50 km2 (41.89 sq mi)
• Land	103.24 km2 (39.86 sq mi)
• Water	5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	16 m (52 ft)
Population (January 2019)[4]
• Total	13,140
• Density	127/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5850–5856
Area code	0478, 0485
Website	www.bergen.nl

Bergen (pronunciation ) (Limburgish: Baerge) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.

Population centres

The town of Bergen

The town of Bergen lies about 28 km north of Venlo, close to the river Meuse. Although the municipality is named after this village, the municipal hall is located in the town of Nieuw-Bergen, the largest town in the municipality. Located near the German border, approximately 5 miles from Nieuw-Bergen, with Weeze Airport also being just a short distance away.

In 2001, Bergen had 304 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.09 km², and contained 109 residences.[5]

Topography

Gem-BergenL-OpenTopo

Lieke Martens, 2019

Notable people

Klaas de Groot (born 1940 in Bergen) is Emeritus Professor at the University of Twente, does research and development of bioceramics
Theo Nikkessen (born 1941 in Siebengewald) a retired Dutch amateur track cyclist, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Rob Mulders (1967 in Well – 1998) a Dutch road racing cyclist
Lieke Martens (born 1992 in Bergen) a Dutch footballer who plays for FC Barcelona, UEFA Women's Player of the Year in 2017 and FIFA Women's Player of The Year

Gallery

Nieuw-Bergen, markant torengebouw op het Raadhuisplein
Under the arch of the Voorburcht of Kasteel Well
Nature Park, Maasduinen

Bergen, Netherlands - panoramio

References

"College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bergen. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
"Postcodetool for 5854AX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

External links

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[mayor_now-1] "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bergen. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 5854AX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[CBS-5] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.