Bergen

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Bergen

Total population

12,311

Air quality index

45Good

Coordinates52.67°, 4.70°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bergen is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its North Sea beaches and forests make it a popular destination for tourists. In 2001, the municipality was formed from a merger of the former municipalities of Egmond, Schoorl, and the smaller community of Bergen proper that had existed since 1811.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Guus Janssen

Dutch composer (born 1951)

Arnold, Duke of Guelders

Duke of Guelders (1410–1473)

Teun de Nooijer

Dutch field hockey player

Cornelius Diependaal

J

Jacques Zoon

Dutch flautist

Gerardus Gul

Dutch bishop

Jaepie-Jaepie

Dutch sea rescuer (1832-1910)

Jos Brink

Dutch actor (1942-2007)

Gerard du Prie

Dutch powerlifter and strongman

George van Egmond

Dutch bishop

Maarten van Roozendaal

Dutch musician and comedian (1962-2013)

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Nicolaas de Graaff

C

Cor van der Peet

Dutch composer and priest (1900-1987)

Nicolaas van Nieuwland

Dutch bishop

Jan-Simon Minkema

Dutch actor and singer (born 1950)

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Allard van Egmont

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Holland

• Schoorl
  2.1 mi away · pop. 4,585
• Bergen aan Zee
  3 mi away · pop. 375
• Alkmaar
  3.4 mi away · pop. 96,460
• Sint Pancras
  3.5 mi away · pop. 6,040
• Groet
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,545
• Warmenhuizen
  3.9 mi away · pop. 6,100
• Egmond aan den Hoef
  4 mi away · pop. 3,724
• Broek op Langedijk
  4.3 mi away · pop. 5,770
• Heiloo
  4.5 mi away · pop. 23,104
• Egmond aan Zee
  4.8 mi away · pop. 4,655
• Zuid-Scharwoude
  4.8 mi away · pop. 6,085
• Tuitjenhorn
  5 mi away · pop. 3,780

Browse all places in North Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bergen

Task interruption

Annie van Bergen · 1968

Automation in offshore oil field operation

IFAC/IFIP Symposium on Automation in Offshore Oil Field Operation Bergen, Norway 1976. · 1976

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bergen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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