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{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->
| name                    = Bergen
| native_name             = {{native name|li|Baerge|icon=no}}
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
<!-- Images, nickname, motto -->
| image_skyline           = Cosmas en Damianuskerk van Afferden.jpg
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Church in [[Afferden, Limburg|Afferden]]
| image_flag              = Bergen limburg flag.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
| flag_alt                = 
| image_shield            = Bergen L-wapen.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              = 
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| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0893 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Bergen (L) in a municipal map of Limburg
| map_caption             = Location in Limburg
| latd = 51 |latm = 36 |latNS = N
| longd = 6 |longm = 3 |longEW = E
| coordinates_display     = inline,title
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| coordinates_region      = NL
<!-- Location, established, seat, subdivisions, government, leaders-->
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.bergen.nl/organisatie/college-van-bw_3103/
 |title = College van B&W
 |trans_title = Board of mayor and aldermen
 |language = Dutch
 |author = 
 |date = 
 |work = 
 |publisher = Gemeente Bergen
 |accessdate = 13 October 2013}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Manon Pelzer]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Bergen (L)}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Bergen (L)}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Bergen (L)}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 5854AX
 |trans_title = 
 |language = Dutch
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |date = 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |accessdate = 13 October 2013}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 16
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| elevation_min_m         =
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Bergen (L)}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Bergen (L)}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = 
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 5850–5856
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0478, 0485
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.bergen.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Bergen''' ({{Pronunciation|127 Bergen.ogg}}) ({{lang-li|Baerge}}) is a [[municipality]] and a [[town]] in the southeastern [[Netherlands]].

== Population centres ==
*Bergen
*[[Afferden, Limburg|Afferden]]
*[[Aijen]]
*[[Bleijenbeek]]
*[[Nieuw-Bergen]]
*[[Siebengewald]]
*[[Well, Limburg|Well]]
*[[Wellerlooi]]

== The town of Bergen ==
The town of '''Bergen''' lies about 28&nbsp;km north of [[Venlo]], close to the river [[Meuse (river)|Meuse]]. Although the municipality is named after this village, the municipal hall is located in the town of [[Nieuw-Bergen]], the largest town in the municipality. Close to the German border, approx. 5 miles. Near to Airport Niederrhein/Weeze (EDLV).

In 2001, Bergen had 304 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.09&nbsp;km², and contained 109 residences.<ref name="CBS">Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.bergen.nl Official website]

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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Bergen
|North     = 
|Northeast = [[Goch]]&nbsp;([[Germany|DE]]-[[North Rhine-Westphalia|NW]])
|East      = [[Weeze]]&nbsp;([[Germany|DE]]-[[North Rhine-Westphalia|NW]])<br>[[Kevelaer]]&nbsp;([[Germany|DE]]-[[North Rhine-Westphalia|NW]])
|Southeast = [[Geldern]]&nbsp;([[Germany|DE]]-[[North Rhine-Westphalia|NW]])
|South     = [[Venlo]]
|Southwest = ''[[Meuse (river)|Meuse]]''<br>[[Horst aan de Maas]]
|West      = [[Boxmeer]]&nbsp;([[North Brabant|NB]]) / ''[[Meuse (river)|Meuse]]''<br>[[Venray]] / ''[[Meuse (river)|Meuse]]''
|Northwest = [[Gennep]]
}}
{{Limburg Province (Netherlands)}}

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