Berg may refer to:
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Berg (surname) Berg is a surname of North European origin. In several Germanic languages (e.g. German, Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish anish: Bjerg, the word means "mount", "mountain" or "cliff".
Notable people sharing the surname "Berg"
In music
*Alban Berg ...
, a surname (including a list of people with the name)
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Berg Ng
Berg Ng Ting-yip (born 12 December 1960) is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his role as Inspector Cheung in the 2002 crime thriller film ''Infernal Affairs''.
Filmography
Television
* ''The Undercover Agents'' (1984)
* '' 101 Citizen ...
(born 1960), Hong Kong actor
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Berg (footballer)
Waldenberg Messias Coelho (born 27 January 1989), commonly known as Berg, is a Brazilian professional footballer who is currently a free agent.
He is a versatile attacker and can play as an attacking midfielder
A midfielder is an Glo ...
(born 1989), Brazilian footballer
Former states
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Berg (state), county and duchy of the Holy Roman Empire
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Grand Duchy of Berg
The Grand Duchy of Berg (german: Großherzogtum Berg), also known as the Grand Duchy of Berg and Cleves, was a territorial grand duchy established in 1806 by Emperor Napoleon after his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805) on territories bet ...
, state of the Napoleonic period
Places
Antarctica
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Berg Peak
Berg Peak is a prominent peak, high, standing south of El Pulgar in the northern Morozumi Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and named b ...
, Victoria Land
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Berg Bay Berg Bay () is a small bay between Birthday Point and Islands Point in the west side of Robertson Bay, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. The bay was charted and named in 1911 by the Northern Party led by Victor Campbell (Royal Navy officer), Victo ...
, Victoria Land
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Berg Ice Stream Berg Ice Stream () is an ice stream about long flowing into Carroll Inlet between Rydberg Peninsula and Espenschied Nunatak, on the English Coast. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1 ...
Austria
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Berg, Lower Austria
Berg is a town in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in Lower Austria in Austria. It, along with neighboring Wolfsthal were part of the municipality of Wolfsthal-Berg until 1996.
There is a border crossing into Slovakia, with the Bratislava ...
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Berg im Drautal
Berg im Drautal is a village and municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Geography
It is situated in Drava Valley forty kilometers western from Spittal. The municipality is situated between the ...
, in Carinthia
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Berg bei Rohrbach, in Upper Austria
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Berg im Attergau, in Upper Austria
France
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Berg, Bas-Rhin
Berg () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France.
The commun ...
, a municipality in the Arrondissement of Saverne
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Berg-sur-Moselle
Berg-sur-Moselle (, literally ''Berg on Moselle''; german: Berg) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Moselle department
The following is a list of the 725 com ...
, a commune in the Moselle department
Germany
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Berg (state), a medieval territory in today's North Rhine-Westphalia
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Grand Duchy of Berg
The Grand Duchy of Berg (german: Großherzogtum Berg), also known as the Grand Duchy of Berg and Cleves, was a territorial grand duchy established in 1806 by Emperor Napoleon after his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805) on territories bet ...
(1806–1813), created by Emperor Napoleon
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Berg, Baden-Württemberg
Berg is a municipality in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Ru ...
, a district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg
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Berg, Upper Franconia
Berg () is a municipality in the district of Hof in Bavaria, Germany.
History
Between 1966 and 1990, Berg's component village Rudolphstein served as the West German inner German border crossing for cars travelling between the East German Democr ...
, a district of Hof, Bavaria
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Berg, Upper Palatinate, district of Neumarkt, Bavaria
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Berg, Upper Bavaria
Berg is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany, on the shore of the Starnberg Lake. It is most famous for the royal Berg Castle.
Notable residents
German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (2 ...
, district of Starnberg in Bavaria
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Berg Castle (Bavaria)
Berg Palace (german: Schloss Berg) is a manor house situated on the east bank of Lake Starnberg in the village of Berg in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The site became widely known as the last residence of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and location of his ...
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Berg im Gau, district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Bavaria
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Berg im Donaugau Abbey
Berg im Donaugau Abbey (in German (language), German Kloster Berg im Donaugau) was a house of the Benedictine Order located somewhere in the area of Berg im Gau in Bavaria in Germany.
History
Wolchanhard was the son of the nobleman Isanhart, who ...
, a historical house of the Benedictine Order in the area of Berg im Gau
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Berg, Ahrweiler
Berg is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Rus ...
, municipality, district of Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Berg, Rhein-Lahn
Berg is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europ ...
, municipality, district of Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Berg, Germersheim
Berg is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the border with France. The ''Ortsteil'' Neulauterburg, 2 km west of the centre of Berg, is contiguous with the French town Lauterbour ...
, municipality, district of Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Bergisches Land (Country or Land of Berg), a low mountain range region within the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Bergisch Gladbach
Bergisch Gladbach () is a city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district).
Geography
Bergisch Gladbach is located east of the river Rhine, approx. 10 kilometers east of ...
(City of Gladbach in the “Land of Berg”)
*Cities with names ending “-berg” include
Nürnberg (Nuremberg) and
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...
Italy
*Berg, a ''frazione'' of the comune
Lüsen in the Regione of Alto Adige
Luxemburg
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Berg, Luxembourg
Berg ( lb, Bierg) is a village in the commune of Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Gran ...
, a village
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Colmar-Berg, formerly "Berg"
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Berg Castle in Colmar-Berg
Netherlands
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Berg (Valkenburg)
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.
The village was first mentioned in 1139 as Berga, and means hill. Berg is located on ...
, part of Berg en Terblijt, municipality of Valkenburg, Limburg
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Berg aan de Maas
Berg, often called Berg aan de Maas, is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Stein, Limburg, Stein, and lies about 6 km northwest of Geleen.
The village was firs ...
, municipality of Stein, Limburg
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Berg en Dal, a village in the province of Gelderland
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Berg en Terblijt, a former village in the province of Limburg
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Berg (North Brabant)
Berg is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck,''VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland'' (13th edition), VUGA, 1997. about 2 km northwest of Budel, and a few hundred metres ...
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Berg (Margraten), a hamlet
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Berg (Meijel)
Norway
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Berg, Norway
Berg is a former municipality that was located in the old Troms county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into the new Senja Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality wa ...
, a municipality
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Berg, Nordland
Berg is a village in the municipality of Sømna in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies along the Norwegian County Road 17, about north of the village of Vik, just south of the border with Brønnøy Municipality. The village of Trælnes ...
, a village in the municipality of Sømna
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Berg, Østfold, a former municipality in Østfold county
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Berg concentration camp
Berg interneringsleir (Berg internment camp) was a concentration camp near Tønsberg in Norway that served as an internment and transit center for political prisoners and Jews during the Nazi occupation of Norway.
Establishment
The camp at Berg ...
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Berg, Oslo, a borough of Oslo
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Berg (station), a metro station in Oslo
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Berg Upper Secondary School
Berg Upper Secondary School (Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Berg videregående skole'') was an upper secondary school located in Oslo, Norway. The school was established in 1925 and provided education leading to the International Baccalaureate ( ...
, in Oslo
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Berg skole (Trondheim), a primary school
Sweden
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Berg Municipality, a town
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Berg, Åtvidaberg, a locality in the municipality of Åtvidaberg
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Berg, Gävle
Berg is a locality situated in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of Sweden ...
, a locality in Gävle
Switzerland
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Berg, Thurgau
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Berg, St. Gallen
Berg is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
History
Berg is first mentioned in 796 as ''ad Berga''. In 837 it was mentioned as ''in villa nominata Perc''.
Geography
Ber ...
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Berg (Eggerberg)
Eggerberg is a village and municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Eggerberg, the municipality includes the settlements of Berg, Eggen, Finnen, Mühlackern and Wirmschland.
History
Egge ...
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Berg am Irchel
Berg am Irchel is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Berg am Irchel is first mentioned around 1100 as ''Berga''. In 1243 it was mentioned as ''Berge''.
Geography
Berg am Irchel ha ...
, Zurich
Elsewhere
*Berg,
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city (United States), independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately south of Downto ...
, United States
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Berg Lake
Berg Lake is a lake on the Robson River just below the river's source located within Mount Robson Provincial Park, at the doorstep of the north face of Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. It is partly fed by the Berg Glacier. ...
, in British Columbia, Canada
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Berg River
The Berg River (also called Great Berg River or in Afrikaans: Bergrivier) is a river located just north of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is approximately 294 km (183 mi) long with a catchment area of 7,715& ...
, Western Cape Province, South Africa
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Cape Berg
Cape Berg (russian: Мыс Берга, ''Mys Berga'') is a headland in Severnaya Zemlya, Russia.
This cape was named after prominent Soviet geographer and biologist Lev Berg (1876 – 1950).
Geography
Stretching out towards the Laptev Sea east ...
, Severnaya Zemlya, Russia
Businesses
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Berg Automobile
Berg Automobile Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio, established by Hart O. Berg and operational from 1903 to 1904. The New York Bergs were made by the Worthington Automobile Company.
The 1904 ''Berg'' was a touring ca ...
Company, a former manufacturer of automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio
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Berg Propulsion
Berg Propulsion is a Swedish company that designs and manufactures controllable-pitch propellers for the marine industry. The company produces customized main propellers, azimuth thrusters, transverse thrusters and manoeuvre systems.
Berg Prop ...
, a Swedish company that makes maritime propellers
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Berg Publishers
Berg Publishers was an academic publishing company based in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England and Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It was founded in the United Kingdom in 1983 by Marion Berghahn. Berg published monographs, textbooks, referen ...
, an academic publishing company based in Oxford, England
Other uses
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Berg wind
Berg wind (from Afrikaans ''berg'' "mountain" + ''wind'' "wind", i.e. a mountain wind) is the South African name for a katabatic wind: a hot dry wind blowing down the Great Escarpment from the high central plateau to the coast.
Overview
When t ...
, local wind in South Africa
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4528 Berg 45 may refer to:
* 45 (number)
* one of the years 45 BC, AD 45, 1945, 2045
Film
* ''45'' (film), directed by Peter Coster (2009)
* ''.45'' (film), directed by Gary Lennon (2006)
Music
* ''45'' (Jaguares album), 2008
* ''45'' (Kino album), 1982
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, an asteroid
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Berg (novel), a 1964 book by Ann Quin
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Berg Fighter
The Aviatik (Berg) D.I, was a single-engine, single-seater biplane fighter that was developed and manufactured by the Austro-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian branch of Germany, German aircraft company Aviatik. It was also known as Berg D.I or the ''Berg ...
or Berg D.I, an Austrian single-engine, single-seater fighter biplane used in World War I
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Berg connector
Berg connector is a brand of electrical connector used in computer hardware. Berg connectors are manufactured by Berg Electronics Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri, now part of Amphenol.
Overview
Berg connectors have a pitch, pins are squar ...
, a brand of electrical connector used in computer hardware
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Berg Party, a local political party in Berg, Sweden
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Berg Balance Scale
The Berg Balance Scale (or BBS) is a widely used clinical test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities, named after Katherine Berg, one of the developers. For functional balance tests, the BBS is generally considered to be the gold sta ...
, a clinical test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities
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The Berg
The Berg was a proposed landscaping project by German architect Jakob Tigges to build the world's largest artificial mountain at the location of the present Tempelhof airport in Berlin, Germany. , a proposed artificial mountain in Berlin, Germany
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Berg report
The Berg report is the name most commonly used for the World Bank-published report "Accelerated Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Plan for Action," written by Elliot Berg in 1981. The report was written in response to a 1979 request from the Af ...
, published by the World Bank in 1981
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Barg (disambiguation) Barg may refer to
* Barg, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
* Barg, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
* Kabab Barg, Persian-style barbecued lamb, chicken or beef kebab
* Barg, a unit of gauge pressure, i.e. ...
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Birg (disambiguation) Birg refers to:
*Birg (Bernese Alps), a mountain in Switzerland
*the Austrian EDV-Handler BIRG
*Birg (Hillfort), hillfort in Baierbrunn
See also
*Barg (disambiguation)
*Berg (disambiguation)
*Borg (disambiguation)
*Burg (disambiguation)
The Germa ...
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Borg (disambiguation)
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Burg (disambiguation)
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Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
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Bergh
Bergh is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality included the villages of 's-Heerenberg, Zeddam, and Stokkum.
In 2005, it merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland
Montferland () is ...
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