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