Berg, Valkenburg

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Berg
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Valkenburg aan de Geul
Population (1 January 2008) 3,563
The St. Monulphus Church in Berg.

Berg 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.

In 2001, Berg had 3242 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.67 km², and contained 1201 residences.[1] The larger statistical area "Berg", which includes the hamlet Geulhem and the surrounding countryside, has a population of 3470.[2]

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.

References

  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.

Coordinates: 50°51′42″N 5°47′0″E / 50.86167°N 5.78333°E / 50.86167; 5.78333


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