Bergen, Limburg

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Bergen
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Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Area (2006)
- Total	109.42 km2 (42.2 sq mi)
- Land	105.25 km2 (40.6 sq mi)
- Water	4.17 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Total	13,562
- Density	129/km2 (334.1/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

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

[edit] Population centres

• Afferden
• Bergen
• Nieuw-Bergen
• Siebengewald
• Well
• Wellerlooi
• Aijen

[edit] The town of Bergen

The town of Bergen (51°36′N 6°2′E / 51.6°N 6.033°E / 51.6; 6.033) lies about 28 km north of Venlo, close to the river Maas/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. Close to the German border, approx. 5 miles. Near to Airport Niederrhein/Weeze (EDLV).

In 2001, Bergen had 304 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.09 km², and contained 109 residences.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Information about Bergen's history; See "General"
• Information about Bergen's nowadays culture and art

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