Berg

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Berg is a German, Dutch and Swedish word meaning mountain (a ‘mount’ or a big hill). As an old Scandinavian word, it describes either a mountain or a rock. Berg may refer to:

People

Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor

Places

Antarctica

Berg Peak, Victoria Land
Berg Bay, Victoria Land
Berg Ice Stream

Austria

Berg, Lower Austria
Berg im Drautal, in Carinthia
Berg bei Rohrbach, in Upper Austria
Berg im Attergau, in Upper Austria

France

Berg, Bas-Rhin, a municipality in the Arrondissement of Saverne
Berg-sur-Moselle, a commune in the Moselle department

Germany

Berg (state), a medieval territory in today's North Rhine-Westphalia
Grand Duchy of Berg (1806-1813), created by Emperor Napoleon
Berg, Baden-Württemberg, a district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg
Berg, Upper Franconia, a district of Hof, Bavaria
Berg, Upper Palatinate, district of Neumarkt, Bavaria
Berg, Upper Bavaria, district of Starnberg in Bavaria
- Berg Castle (Bavaria)
Berg im Gau, district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Bavaria
- Berg im Donaugau Abbey, a historical house of the Benedictine Order in the area of Berg im Gau
Berg, Ahrweiler, municipality, district of Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate
Berg, Rhein-Lahn, municipality, district of Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate
Berg, Germersheim, municipality, district of Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate
Bergisches Land (Country or Land of Berg), a low mountain range region within the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen
Bergisch Gladbach (City of Gladbach in the “Land of Berg”)
Cities with names ending “-berg” include Nürnberg (Nuremberg) and Heidelberg

Italy

Berg, a frazione of the comune Lüsen in the Regione of Alto Adige

Luxemburg

Berg, Luxembourg, a village
Colmar-Berg, formerly "Berg"
- Berg Castle in Colmar-Berg

Netherlands

Berg (Valkenburg), part of Berg en Terblijt, municipality of Valkenburg, Limburg
Berg aan de Maas, municipality of Stein, Limburg
Berg en Dal, a village in the province of Gelderland
Berg en Terblijt, a former village in the province of Limburg
Berg (North Brabant)
Berg (Margraten), a hamlet
Berg (Meijel)

Norway

Berg, Norway, a municipality
Berg, Nordland, a village in the municipality of Sømna
Berg, Østfold, a former municipality in Østfold county
Berg concentration camp
Berg, Oslo, a borough of Oslo
Berg (station), a metro station in Oslo
Berg Upper Secondary School, in Oslo
Berg skole (Trondheim), a primary school

Sweden

Berg Municipality, a town
Berg, Åtvidaberg, a locality in the municipality of Åtvidaberg
Berg, Gävle, a locality in Gävle

Switzerland

Berg, Thurgau
Berg, St. Gallen
Berg (Eggerberg)
Berg am Irchel, Zurich

Elsewhere

Berg, Alexandria, Virginia
Berg Lake, in British Columbia, Canada
Berg River, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Businesses

Berg Automobile Company, a former manufacturer of automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio
Berg Propulsion, a Swedish company that makes maritime propellers
Berg Publishers, an academic publishing company based in Oxford, England

Other uses

4528 Berg, an asteroid
Berg (novel), a 1964 book by Ann Quin
Berg Fighter or Berg D.I, an Austian single-engine, single-seater fighter biplane used in World War I
Berg connector, a brand of electrical connector used in computer hardware
Berg Party, a local political party in Berg, Sweden
Berg Balance Scale, a clinical test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities