Berg is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Limburg

Limburg (Netherlands)

Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...

. It is a part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul

Valkenburg aan de Geul

Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.-History:Siege and conquest were characteristic of the history of Valkenburg. Each event is withheld, followed by subsequent restorations. This most definitely holds for the castle perched atop of a hill in the middle of the...

, and lies about 7 km east of Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...

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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

Geulhem

Geulhem is a rural village in the south-eastern Netherlands, part of the former Berg en Terblijt council, now Valkenburg aan de Geul council. It is situated between Houthem and Berg en Terblijt.-History:...

 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

Berg en Terblijt

Berg en Terblijt is the official Dutch name of a village in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul in the province of Limburg in the Southern part of the Netherlands.-History:...

, which also covered the small hamlets of Geulhem and Vilt

Vilt

Vilt is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg, within the commune of Valkenburg aan de Geul. It is located on the top of the Cauberg.Vilt does not have its own church, and is a part of parish of Berg, but does have a primary school....

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