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Berg en Dal
Municipality
Coat of arms of Berg en Dal
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Berg en Dal in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Established2016 (renamed)
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMark Slinkman (CDA)
Area
[2]
 • Total
44.14 km2 (17.04 sq mi)
 • Land44.14 km2 (17.04 sq mi)
 • Water0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
data missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6560–6564, 6570–6572
Area code024
Websitewww.bergendal.nl
Map of the municipality of Berg en Dal

Berg en Dal (English: Mountain and valley) is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. Berg en Dal has existed since 2016 and is named after the village of Berg en Dal. Previously it was known as Groesbeek,[5] a municipality that merged with Millingen aan de Rijn and Ubbergen in 2015.

Berg en Dal has about 19,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 44 km². The municipality borders in the north on the Waal river and the Bijlands Kanaal, in the east on the German forest of the Reichswald, in the south on the province of Limburg, in the southwest on the forest of the Mookerheide (also Limburg), and in the west on the city of Nijmegen.

Berg en Dal is slightly hilly with altitudes reaching the 75 meters, like the Duivelsberg.

The International Four Days Marches Nijmegen crosses the municipality on the 3rd day (Day of Groesbeek).

Population centres

Politics

The municipal council exists of 23 members, which are divided as follows:

  • CDA, 3 seats
  • Groesbeekse Volkspartij (GVP), 3 seats
  • Voor Openheid en een Leefbaar Groesbeek (VOLG), 3 seats
  • Combinatie'90 (C'90), 2 seats
  • Gemeente-, Jeugd- en Sportbelangen (GJS), 2 seats
  • GroenLinks, 2 seats
  • PvdA, 2 seats
  • Sociaal Groesbeek, 2 seats
  • Voor Berg en Dal (VBenD), 2 seats
  • D66 Berg en Dal, 1 seat
  • VVD, 1 seat

CDA, Groesbeekse Volkspartij (GVP), Voor Openheid en een Leefbaar Groesbeek (VOLG), Combinatie'90 (C'90), Gemeente-, Jeugd- en Sportbelangen (GJS), and Voor Berg en Dal (VBenD) have formed a coalition.

The municipal executive consists of mayor Mark Slinkman (CDA) and four aldermen (1 CDA, 1 GVP, 1 C'90, 1 VOLG).

References

  1. ^ "Samenstelling college" (in Dutch). Gemeente Berg en Dal. Retrieved 4 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6562AH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Naam Berg en Dal toch op kombord Groesbeek". de Gelderlander. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b Mainly in German Kranenburg municipality.
  7. ^ Former hamlet.
  8. ^ De facto a neighbourhood of Nijmegen.


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