Berg (; ) is a village in the
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province of
Limburg
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. It is a part of the municipality of
Valkenburg aan de Geul
Valkenburg aan de Geul (; li, Valkeberg ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the southeastern Dutch Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. The name refers to the central town in the ...
, and lies about 7 km east of
Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
.
The village was first mentioned in 1139 as Berga, and means hill. Berg is located on the plateau of
Margraten
Margraten (; li, Mergraote) is a village and a former municipality in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.
On 1 January 2011 this former municipality merged with a neighbouring one, which resulted in the new Eijsden-Margraten municipality. ...
and used to be long to the .
The St Monulphus and Gondulphus Church is a three-aisled church made out of chalk stone. It was built between 1931 and 1933.
Berg was home to 314 people in 1840. Until 1982, Berg and the neighbouring hamlet of
Terblijt constituted the municipality of
Berg en Terblijt
Berg en Terblijt (; li, Berg or ) is the official Dutch name of a village in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul in the province of Limburg in the Southern part of the Netherlands.
History
The area now known as Berg en Terblijt has be ...
, which also covered the small hamlets of Geulhem and
Vilt
Vilt is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg, within the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul. It is located on the top of the Cauberg.
The village was first mentioned in the 14th century as Velt, and means field. Vilt was home to 164 peo ...
.
Gallery
File:Berg-Valkenburgerstraat 74.jpg, Building in Berg
File:Amstel Gold Race 2006 Berg.jpg, Amstel Gold Race
The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classics r ...
in Berg
File:Berg-Grote Straat 71.JPG, House in Berg
File:Berg-Op de Bies 9 (3).jpg, Farm in Berg
References
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Valkenburg aan de Geul
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