Bergen, Limburg
Template:Infobox settlement Bergen (Template:IPA; Template:Langx Template:IPA) is a municipality and a village in south-eastern Netherlands.
Population centres
[edit]The village of Bergen
[edit]The village of Bergen lies about 28 km north of Venlo, close to the river Meuse. Although the municipality is named after this village, the municipal hall is located in the town of Nieuw-Bergen, the largest settlement in the municipality. It is located near the German border, approximately 5 miles from Nieuw-Bergen, with Weeze Airport also just a short distance away.
In 2001, Bergen had 304 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.09 km², and contained 109 residences.<ref name="CBS">Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Template:Cite web. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.</ref>
Topography
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Notable people
[edit]- Klaas de Groot (born 1940 in Bergen) is Emeritus Professor at the University of Twente, does research and development of bioceramics
- Theo Nikkessen (born 1941 in Siebengewald) a retired Dutch amateur track cyclist, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Rob Mulders (1967 in Well – 1998) a Dutch road racing cyclist
- Lieke Martens (born 1992 in Bergen) a Dutch footballer who plays for Paris Saint Germain (PSG), UEFA Women's Player of the Year in 2017 and FIFA Women's Player of The Year
Gallery
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Nieuw-Bergen, markant torengebouw op het Raadhuisplein
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Under the arch of the Voorburcht of Kasteel Well
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Nature Park, Maasduinen
References
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[edit]Template:Geographic location Template:Dutch municipality Bergen, Limburg Template:Limburg Province (Netherlands) Template:Authority control