Nieuw-Bergen

Nieuw Bergen
Town
Building at the square: het Raadhuisplein
Building at the square: het Raadhuisplein
Nieuw Bergen is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Nieuw Bergen
Nieuw Bergen
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Nieuw Bergen is located in Netherlands
Nieuw Bergen
Nieuw Bergen
Nieuw Bergen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°36′11″N 6°3′19″E / 51.60306°N 6.05528°E / 51.60306; 6.05528
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityBergen, Limburg
Established1963
Area
[1]
 • Total
19.57 km2 (7.56 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
4,635
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5854[1]
Dialing code0485

Nieuw-Bergen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌniu ˈbɛrɣə(n)]; Limburgish: Ni-j-Berge [ˌnɪj ˈbæʀ(ə)ɣə]) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen (L.) and lies about 28 km north of Venlo. Nieuw-Bergen was officially founded on 9 July 1963 as the new settlement.[3]

After the destruction of Bergen in 1944–1945, a new settlement was built further to the east.[4] Construction started in 1955.[5] In 1969, the town hall of the municipality was built in Nieuw Bergen.[4] In 1975, a church was built. In 2015, a shopping mall was built with apartments and a distinct 25 metres (82 ft) high tower to give the village a landmark.[5]

In 1988, two British Royal Air Force off-duty soldiers were killed in the town by a bomb attached to their car by Irish Republican Army (IRA).[6]

  • Town hall of Bergen
    Town hall of Bergen
  • Cafeteria in Nieuw Bergen
    Cafeteria in Nieuw Bergen

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5854AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Nieuw-Bergen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Bergen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Nieuw-Bergen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ^ Malcolm Sutton. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulst.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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