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Berg en Dal (municipality)

Berg en Dal
Municipality
Coat of arms of Berg en Dal
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Berg en Dal in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°47′N 5°56′E / 51.783°N 5.933°E / 51.783; 5.933Coordinates: 51°47′N 5°56′E / 51.783°N 5.933°E / 51.783; 5.933
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 2016 (renamed)
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Mark Slinkman (CDA)
Area
 • Total 44.14 km2 (17.04 sq mi)
 • Land 44.14 km2 (17.04 sq mi)
 • Water 0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi)
Elevation 34 m (112 ft)
Population (May 2014)
 • Total 18,891
 • Density 428/km2 (1,110/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 6560–6564, 6570–6572
Area code 024
Website www.bergendal.nl

Berg en Dal (English: Mountain and valley) is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. Berg en Dal has existed since 2016 and is named after the village of Berg en Dal. Previously it was known as Groesbeek, a municipality that merged with Millingen aan de Rijn and Ubbergen in 2015.

Berg en Dal has about 19,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 44 km². The municipality borders in the north on the Waal river and the Bijlands Kanaal, in the east on the German forest of the Reichswald, in the south on the province of Limburg, in the southwest on the forest of the Mookerheide (also Limburg), and in the west on the city of Nijmegen.

Berg en Dal is slightly hilly with altitudes reaching the 75 meters, like the Duivelsberg.

The International Four Days Marches Nijmegen crosses the municipality on the 3rd day (Day of Groesbeek).

The municipal council exists of 23 members, which are divided as follows:

CDA, Groesbeekse Volkspartij (GVP), Voor Openheid en een Leefbaar Groesbeek (VOLG), Combinatie'90 (C'90), Gemeente-, Jeugd- en Sportbelangen (GJS), and Voor Berg en Dal (VBenD) have formed a coalition.

The municipal executive consists of mayor Mark Slinkman (CDA) and four aldermen (1 CDA, 1 GVP, 1 C'90, 1 VOLG).



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