Nieuw-Bergen
Nieuw Bergen | |
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Building at the square: het Raadhuisplein | |
| Coordinates: 51°36′11″N 6°3′19″E / 51.60306°N 6.05528°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Bergen, Limburg |
| Established | 1963 |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.57 km2 (7.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 4,635 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5854 |
| Dialing code | 0485 |
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.
After the destruction of Bergen in 1944–1945, a new settlement was built further to the east. Construction started in 1955. In 1969, the town hall of the municipality was built in Nieuw Bergen. 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.
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).