Berg, North Brabant

Berg is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck,[3] about 2 km northwest of Budel, and a few hundred metres from the Belgian border.[4]

Berg
Hamlet
Berg is located in North Brabant
Berg
Berg
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Berg is located in Netherlands
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Berg (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°16′33″N 5°32′55″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityCranendonck
Area
  Total4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total355
  Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6021[1]
Dialing code0495

It was first mentioned in 1794 as Berg, and means hill.[5] There are no place name signs. Berg was home to 90 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses.[6]

Together with neighbouring Toom, the hamlet has 355 inhabitants.[1]

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022. combined with Toom
  2. "Postcodetool for 6021AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
  4. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  5. "Berg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  6. "Berg". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.


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