Berg (Valkenburg aan de Geul)

Geschiedenis

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.In 2001, Berg had 3242 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.67 km², and contained 1201 residences. The larger statistical area "Berg", which includes the hamlet Geulhem and the surrounding countryside, has a population of 3470.Until 1982, Berg and the neighbouring hamlet of Terblijt constituted the municipality of Berg en Terblijt, which also covered the small hamlets of Geulhem and Vilt.